used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
brought into existence
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
densnounUS /denz/
plural of “den” — the habitation of wild animals
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
Eurydike
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From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
a social unit living together
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
highest in quality
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
GreecenounUS /ɡriːs/
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
Jason'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪsənz/
possessive form of “jason” — (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
hear with intention
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
held dear
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
LYREnounUS /laɪr/
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
ORPHEUSnounUS /ˈɔːrfiəs/
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
Identical; not different.
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
Thracenoun
an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
venomousadjectiveUS /ˈvenəməs/
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
From this reading One day when Eurydike was gathering flowers on the bank of a lake a venomous snake bit her foot and she died.
precisely as stated
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was said that his mother was the Goddess of Song, and such was the power of his voice and his art of playing on the lyre that he could move stones and trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
at the time that
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ORPHEUS, THE HERO OF THE LYRE In the same land of Thrace in which Jason's family ruled, Orpheus, the greatest musician of Greece, was born.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Orpheus had a wife, Eurydike, celebrated for her beauty and virtue, and he loved her very dearly.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading When the wild beasts heard his music they left their dens and lay down at his feet, the birds in the trees stopped singing, and the fishes came to the surface of the sea to listen to him.
