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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 Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, wretch of a human being!
all
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
assault
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Ah, wretch of a human being!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
deal
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
deigned
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
down
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
eat
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
enemy
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
far
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
feet
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
fifty
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
gestures
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
guess
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
high
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
horns
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
human
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From this reading "Ah, wretch of a human being!
I'll
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
insolent
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
intended
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
language
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
magnanimous
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
Minotaur's
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
moment
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
more
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
only
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
probably
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From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
rather
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
reply
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
say
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
sense
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From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
service
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
sharper
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
stick
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
then
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
TheseusnounUS /ˈθiːziːəs/
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
too
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
toss
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
try
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From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
up
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From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But probably this was the sense of what he uttered:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come on, then, and try it!" was all that Theseus deigned to reply; for he was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
wits
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
words
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From this reading Theseus could only guess what the creature intended to say, and that rather by his gestures than his words; for the Minotaur's horns were sharper than his wits, and of a great deal more service to him than his tongue.
wretch
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From this reading "Ah, wretch of a human being!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll stick my horns through you, and toss you fifty feet high, and eat you up the moment you come down."
