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Chapter VII
THE SHIPWRECK. Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail. But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them. Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy? Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
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later than; following
From this reading “Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?”
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
later than; following
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
for the reason that
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
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From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
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From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
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From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
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From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
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From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minerva, indeed, because one man sinned, even Ajax Oïleus, burned the fleet of the Greeks, and drowned the men in the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
at the time that
From this reading But scarce were they out of sight of the land of Sicily when Juno espied them.
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From this reading Very wroth was she that they should be now drawing near to the end of their journey, and she said to herself, "Shall I be baulked of my purpose, nor be able to keep these men of Troy from Italy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not many days after Æneas and his companions set sail.
