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Chapter XIV
ARGUMENT. THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA. Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening. Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures. On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “ARGUMENT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
in or at the place that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
but in spite of that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
