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Arachne — Volume 07
Arachne — Volume 07

Chapter III

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He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
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Arachne — Volume 07

Chapter III

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
Line 2
When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
Line 3
She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
Line 4
After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
Line 5
They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.”

Ship noun US /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.”

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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

alive

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

also

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

arrived

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

artist

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

attack

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

became

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

Bias

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

Bias's

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

board

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

bondman

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

cared

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

consciousness

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

friend

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

Gaul

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

Greek

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

Hanno

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

Hydra

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

latter

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

Ledscha

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

Lutarius

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

master's

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

met

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

Myrtilus

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

nursed

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

often

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

ones

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

only

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

pirate

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

placed

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

prisoners

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

protectress

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

recovery

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

regained

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

sculptor's

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

service

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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

shipnounUS /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

slaves

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

solicitude

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

soon

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

succumbed

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

Tennis

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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

tireless

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.

wife

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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

wounded

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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.

wounds

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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.