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adeterminerUS /ə/
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.
Alcinous
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
all
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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.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.
Arete
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
ARRIVAL
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
arrives
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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.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
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.
atprepositionUS /æt/
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.
changes
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
embarks
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
evening
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
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.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
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.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
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.
ITHACA
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
lay
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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.
leave
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
morningnounUS /morning/
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.
Neptune
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
NextnounUS /next/
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.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
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.
return
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
rock
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From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
sailors
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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.
shipnounUS /ship/
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.
shore
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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.
sleeping
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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.
takes
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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.
ULYSSES
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
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.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
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.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
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.