used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
(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 "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
batsadjectiveUS /bæts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
confined by bonds
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
Circè
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From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
Circè's
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From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
counselled
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From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
flitted
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From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
flockingverbUS /ˈflɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
depressingly dark
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
HADESnounUS /ˈheɪdiz/
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
subject to death
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
ODYSSEUSnounUS /oʊˈdɪsiəs/
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
transport commercially
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
in the near future
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There we left the ship and did those things which Circè had counselled us to do.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading As soon as the dark blood of the sheep began to flow into the trench countless souls came flocking from Hades and begged to taste of the blood, that their mortal minds might be restored to them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
which person or people
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading As the wind was favorable, we soon reached the place of which the goddess had told us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS IN HADES "With a heavy heart we sailed from Circè's island bound for the gloomy Hades.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young wives and girls, old men and young warriors who had fallen in battle, airy forms, ghosts of all kinds of people, flitted like bats around me in that dark place with fearful cries, and I turned pale with fear.
