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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 His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
Actæon
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
Alorcus
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
Athenian
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
barbarians
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
bird
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
caprice
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
captivated
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
Celtiberia
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
departure
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
doubted
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From this reading Sónnica doubted that the Athenian would ever return.
driven
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
eternal
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sónnica doubted that the Athenian would ever return.
far
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
feared
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
fever
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
fickle
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
fly
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
forever
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
give
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
go
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
gods
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
INVASION
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
kingdom
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
knowledge
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
lands
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
lost
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
new
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
Only
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
remain
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
return
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From this reading Sónnica doubted that the Athenian would ever return.
seeing
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
Sónnica
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From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INVASION Sónnica feared that she had lost Actæon forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
visit
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From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
wanderer
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From this reading His sudden departure seemed the caprice of a fickle Athenian--of an eternal wanderer, driven by the fever of seeing new lands.
war
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From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Only the gods could tell where that bird of passage might fly after his visit to Celtiberia!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps he would remain with Alorcus; perhaps he would go to war along with those barbarians; perhaps, captivated by his knowledge and cleverness, they would go so far as to give him a kingdom.
