Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

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

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

for the reason that

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

the lower side of anything

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

terminate

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

engage in

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading At the bottom of the cliff it is lost among piles of rocks.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

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From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

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

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

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

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

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

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The Styx is icy cold and it runs along under the ground so that it seems to belong to the dead, and is called the River of Death.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

at the time that

From this reading When the gods used to make a promise which they did not dare to break they said, "I promise by the Styx."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE SIXTH LABOR--THE BIRDS OF STYMPHALOS On the northern limit of Arcadia is a huge cliff, over which pours a black ribbon of water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The water itself is not black, but it appears so because the rock is covered with black moss, and so the stream is called the Styx or Black Water.