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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 And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
all
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
Aphetai
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
Argonauts
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
bade
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
bay
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
bitter
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
bull
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
bull's
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
call
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
called
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
came
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
children
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
chose
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
chosen
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
Colchis
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
crowned
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
day
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
filled
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
flour
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
goblet
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
golden
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
grand
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
happened
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
head
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
heaped
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
Hera
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
Heracles
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
heroes
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
honey
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
How
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
huge
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
Jason
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
man's
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
most
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
offered
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
old
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
olive
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
Orpheus
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
Orphics
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
pile
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
read
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
refused
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
rolling
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
round
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
Sailed
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
salt
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
sea
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
slew
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
some
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
songs
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
southwest
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
stand
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
stands
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
strike
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
strongest
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
swords
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
Then
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
true
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
verse
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From this reading And grand old songs they are, written in grand old rolling verse; and they call them the Songs of Orpheus, or the Orphics, to this day.
waited
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
water
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
wheaten
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
wine
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From this reading Then he filled a golden goblet with the bull's blood, and with wheaten flour, and honey, and wine, and the bitter salt sea water, and bade the heroes taste.
wisest
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From this reading And they tell how the heroes came to Aphetai, across the bay, and waited for the southwest wind, and chose themselves a captain from their crew: and how all called for Heracles, because he was the strongest and most huge; but Heracles refused, and called for Jason, because he was the wisest of them all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
wood
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From this reading So Jason was chosen captain: and Orpheus heaped a pile of wood and slew a bull, and offered it to Hera, and called all the heroes to stand round, each man's head crowned with olive, and to strike their swords into the bull.
written
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From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading _How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis_ And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not, stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for yourselves some day.
