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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 Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
Agamemnon
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
Apollo
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
certain
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
city
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
cunning
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
day
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
defended
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
device
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
Epeius
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
fall
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
Father
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
feigning
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
forth
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
God
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
gods
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
gone
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
Greece
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
Greeks
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
heart
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
homes
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
HORSE
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From this reading THE HORSE OF WOOD.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
Isles
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
Jupiter
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
King
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
laid
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
Lord
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
loved
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
made
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
Mars
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
men
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
Minerva
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
Now
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HORSE OF WOOD.
offering
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
peace
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
put
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
return
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
safe
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From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
sentence
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
siege
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
tarried
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
ten
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HORSE OF WOOD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
Troy
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
war
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the device was this: he made a great Horse of wood, feigning it to be a peace offering to Minerva, that the Greeks might have a safe return to their homes.
well
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From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
wherewith
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From this reading Wherefore Minerva put it into the heart of Epeius, Lord of the Isles, that he should make a cunning device wherewith to take the city.
WOOD
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From this reading THE HORSE OF WOOD.
years
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From this reading For ten years King Agamemnon and the men of Greece laid siege to Troy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But though sentence had gone forth against the city, yet the day of its fall tarried, because certain of the gods loved it well and defended it, as Apollo, and Mars, the God of war, and Father Jupiter himself.
