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absence
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
acknowledges
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
Argus
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
arose
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
Aurora
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
behaviour
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
city
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
conducted
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
country
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
dart
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
daughter
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
dawn
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
described
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
dewy
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
dies
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
dog
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
Eumaeus
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
feet
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
grasps
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
greets
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
hand
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
haste
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
impatient
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
joy
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
lawn
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
light
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
master
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
old
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
palace
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
Penelope
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
pointed
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
polish'd
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
prepared
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
prince
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
relates
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
remains
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
returning
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
returns
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
roseate
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
sandals
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
shine
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
Soon
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
Sprinkled
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
suitors
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From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
sum
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
swine
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
Telemachus
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
thus
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From this reading Soon as Aurora, daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn, In haste the prince arose, prepared to part; His hand impatient grasps the pointed dart; Fair on his feet the polish’d sandals shine, And thus he greets the master of the swine:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
travels
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From this reading Telemachus returning to the city, relates to Penelope the sum of his travels.
twenty
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
Ulysses
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Eumaeus returns into the country, and Ulysses remains among the suitors, whose behaviour is described.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
years
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From this reading Ulysses is conducted by Eumaeus to the palace, where his old dog Argus acknowledges his master, after an absence of twenty years, and dies with joy.
