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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 The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
acknowledged
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
all
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
Antinous
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
battle
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
beautifully
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
busied
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
concludes
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
conducted
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From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
country
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
described
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
discovery
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
Dolius
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
Eupithes
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
father
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
finds
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
garden
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
gives
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
goddess
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
goes
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
Ithacensians
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
killed
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
king
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
Laertes
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
lasting
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
led
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
lodge
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
makes
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
manner
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
Mercury
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From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
Odyssey
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
Pallas
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
peace
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
retirement
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
return
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
rise
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
servants
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
shades
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From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
souls
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From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
subjects
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From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
suitors
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From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The souls of the suitors are conducted by Mercury to the infernal shades.
together
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From this reading They return together to his lodge, and the king is acknowledged by Dolius and the servants.
Ulysses
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From this reading Ulysses in the country goes to the retirement of his father, Laertes; he finds him busied in his garden all alone; the manner of his discovery to him is beautifully described.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Ithacensians, led by Eupithes, the father of Antinous, rise against Ulysses, who gives them battle in which Eupithes is killed by Laertes: and the goddess Pallas makes a lasting peace between Ulysses and his subjects, which concludes the Odyssey.
