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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
Agamemnon
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
Athena
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
battle
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
battlefield
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
beasts
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
bitterness
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
broad
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
cast
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
Dares
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
day
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
Diomedes
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
dust
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
enrage
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
especially
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
favored
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
greatest
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
heavens
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
Hector
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hero
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
heroes
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
high
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
laid
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
like
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
many
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mark
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
missed
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
other
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
pious
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prey
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priest
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
rage
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
raged
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
rich
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
served
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sons
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
spear
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
spurred
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
sun
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From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
swarm
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
Trojans
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
two
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
Ulysses
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
Vulcan
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From this reading Among the Trojans, two sons of the rich and pious priest of Vulcan, Dares, spurred forward from the swarm of warriors against him.
warrior
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From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
warriors
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From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diomedes was especially favored by Athena on this great day and laid many warriors in the dust.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of them cast his spear at the hero, but missed the mark, which but served to enrage the warrior.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun stood high in the heavens and the battle continued to rage with the greatest bitterness.
Æneas
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From this reading Hector and Æneas, Agamemnon, Ulysses, and the other great heroes raged about the broad battlefield like beasts of prey.
