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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 PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
BAD
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
belong
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
chariot
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
conceit
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
daughter
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
daughters
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
Day
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
drove
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
excessive
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
famous
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
father
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
fault
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
FORTUNE
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
god
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
great
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
grew
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
grown
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
heavenly
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
heavens
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
Helios
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
HERO
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
home
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
instructions
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
left
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
lived
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
man
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
manly
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
many
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
more
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
mother
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
mother's
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
name
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
Ocean
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
Old
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
own
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From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
PHAETHON
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
played
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
promise
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
receive
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
sea-shore
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a daughter of Old Ocean and had many daughters of her own.
son
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From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
Sun
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From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
went
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Helios drove the chariot of the Sun through the heavens, and Phaethon played by the sea-shore where his mother lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading PHAETHON, A HERO OF BAD FORTUNE Helios, the god of the Day, had a famous son whose name was Phaethon.
young
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From this reading When he had grown to be a young man he left his mother's home and went to his father to receive the more manly instructions which belong to those of heavenly descent.
youth
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From this reading Phaethon grew to be a youth of great promise, but he had one fault, an excessive conceit.
