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Chapter XIX
ARGUMENT. THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS. The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled. Penelope descends, and receives the presents of the suitors. The dialogue of Ulysses with Eurymachus.
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a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “ARGUMENT.”
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
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From this reading Penelope descends, and receives the presents of the suitors.
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From this reading The dialogue of Ulysses with Eurymachus.
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From this reading The dialogue of Ulysses with Eurymachus.
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From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
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From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
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From this reading Penelope descends, and receives the presents of the suitors.
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From this reading Penelope descends, and receives the presents of the suitors.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
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From this reading Penelope descends, and receives the presents of the suitors.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
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From this reading THE FIGHT OF ULYSSES AND IRUS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dialogue of Ulysses with Eurymachus.
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From this reading The beggar Irus insults Ulysses; the suitors promote the quarrel, in which Irus is worsted, and miserably handled.
