used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
Anauros
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From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
Asclepiusnoun
son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
curesnounUS /kjʊrz/
plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
Heraclesnoun
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
How
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From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
labours
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From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
the force of workers available
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
nymphnounUS /nɪmf/
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
Peleusnoun
a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
Peloponnesenoun
the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
proverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
SandalnounUS /ˈsændəl/
a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
express in words
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
ThebesnounUS /θiːbz/
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading And Peleus had married a sea nymph, and his wedding is famous to this day.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by his side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Heracles was gone to Thebes, to fulfil those famous labours which have become a proverb among men.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese, to work his wondrous cures on men; and some say he used to raise the dead to life.
a late time of life
From this reading _How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros_ And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty man.
