Chapter XXXVI

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

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

matters of personal concern

From this reading This state of affairs reached the ears of Zeus.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

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

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

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From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

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

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading This state of affairs reached the ears of Zeus.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

opinion or judgment

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

deeply religious

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

not revering god

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

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 People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

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

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

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

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

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

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

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

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

and nothing more

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

held dear

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

subject to death

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

not any; not one

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

any competition

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading This state of affairs reached the ears of Zeus.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

a male human offspring

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading This state of affairs reached the ears of Zeus.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

carry out

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

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

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

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

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This state of affairs reached the ears of Zeus.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.

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

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

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

From this reading DEUKALION, THE CHAMPION OF A NEW RACE Deukalion was the son of Prometheus, and a just and god-fearing man.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

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

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading People had become wicked and godless; they did not fear the gods, and the meaner classes paid no respect to the better, and all of them loved every manner of wickedness.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading But wishing to take the evidence of his own eyes and see if the stories that came to him were really true, he took the form of a mortal man and went down from his Olympian home to the Earth.

(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter

From this reading In the time of Deukalion, Zeus destroyed the human race by means of a great flood.