used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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anew
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
AriadnenounUS /ˌeriˈædni/
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Theseus took the ball and went with his companions into the Labyrinth.
CretenounUS /kriːt/
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
a female human offspring
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
fastenverbUS /ˈfæsən/
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
KillsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
LabyrinthnounUS /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
occurring by chance
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
maidensnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
Minosnoun
son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
Minotaurnoun
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
except for; apart from
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
cut with a saw
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
transport commercially
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
slylyadverbUS /ˈslaɪli/
in an artful manner
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
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
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caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Theseus took the ball and went with his companions into the Labyrinth.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
showing sorrow
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Theseus took the ball and went with his companions into the Labyrinth.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading By a lucky chance Ariadne, the daughter of the king, saw Theseus and was moved with pity and a wish to save him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
yarnnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading She slyly gave him a ball of yarn and told him to fasten one end of it to the inside entrance to the Labyrinth and then wind it off as he walked along that he might find his way back again.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Theseus Kills the Minotaur_ The ship reached Crete and Minos ordered the weeping youths and maidens to be thrown into the den of the Minotaur and Theseus with them.
