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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
arrives
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
book
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
cavern'd
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
cliffs
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
coast
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
conceal
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading THE CONVERSATION WITH EUMAEUS.
conversations
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
deep-musing
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
discourses
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
entertained
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
entire
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
EUMAEUS
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From this reading THE CONVERSATION WITH EUMAEUS.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
feigned
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
forests
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
hospitality
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
house
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
lodged
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
mazy
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
mountains
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
nodding
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
o'er
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
old
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
other
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
overhung
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
received
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
servant
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
several
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
shade
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
shaggy
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
story
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
stray'd
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
subjects
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVERSATION WITH EUMAEUS.
thickets
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
Ulysses
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
up
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
utmost
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From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
various
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From this reading The several discourses of that faithful old servant, with the feigned story told by Ulysses to conceal himself, and other conversations on various subjects, take up this entire book.
ways
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ulysses arrives in disguise at the house of Eumaeus, where he is received, entertained, and lodged with the utmost hospitality.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CONVERSATION WITH EUMAEUS.
woodland
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From this reading But he, deep-musing, o’er the mountains stray’d Through mazy thickets of the woodland shade, And cavern’d ways, the shaggy coast along With cliffs and nodding forests overhung.
