used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
(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 "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
terminate
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
CIRCÈ
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From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
Circè's
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From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
Elpenor
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From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
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 RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
pyrenounUS /ˈpaɪər/
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
with low volume
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
ritesnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “rite” — an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
cut with a saw
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading At break of day I sent my comrades forth to bring the body of Elpenor from the palace.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
the upper part of anything
From this reading There we burned the body and performed the funeral rites, and we built a tomb and placed an oar at the top of it.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We took it out to a rocky place on the shore, and cut down trees to build a funeral pyre.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
at the time that
From this reading THE RETURN OF ODYSSEUS TO THE ISLAND OF CIRCÈ "When we reached Circè's isle, we dragged our vessel up on to the beach, and lay down to sleep on the shore.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All this was done quietly, but Circè saw us and came with her maids, bringing a generous supply of food and wine.
