used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
a youthful male person
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
Danaë
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From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
entangledadjectiveUS /enˈtæŋɡəld/
deeply involved especially in something complicated
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
fisherman'snounUS /ˈfɪʃərmənz/
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
foamyadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmi/
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
GORGON'S
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From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
netsnounUS /nets/
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
PerseusnounUS /ˈpɜːrsiəs/
(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
Polydectes
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From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
Seriphusnoun
a genus of Sciaenidae
From this reading The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading The chest sailed on, however, and neither sank nor was upset; until, when night was coming, it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets, and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand.
precisely as stated
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
at the time that
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
which person or people
From this reading THE GORGON'S HEAD Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading And when Perseus was a very little boy, some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest, and set them afloat upon the sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wind blew freshly, and drove the chest away from the shore, and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down; while Danaë clasped her child closely to her bosom, and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both.
