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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
afterwards
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
bears
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
beasts
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
boars
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
buried
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
burneth
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
Caieta
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
called
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
cape
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
cedar
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
changed
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
Circé
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
Cumæ
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
daughter
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
died
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
dwelling
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
dwelt
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
enchantments
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
give
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
goddess
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
island
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
KING
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From this reading KING LATINUS.
LATINUS
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From this reading KING LATINUS.
light
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
lions
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
loom
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
men
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
night
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
nurse
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
Pleasantly
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
round
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
set
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
shapes
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
sing
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
sitting
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
Sun
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
sweet-smelling
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
tarried
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
torches
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From this reading Pleasantly doth she sing, sitting at the loom, and burneth torches of sweet-smelling cedar to give her light by night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
wherein
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From this reading And afterwards they set sail, and passed by the island wherein dwelt Circé, who is the daughter of the Sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
wild
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
wolves
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From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And round about her dwelling you may hear the growling of lions and wild boars and bears and wolves, which are men whom the goddess with her enchantments hath changed into the shapes of beasts.
Æneas
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From this reading While they tarried at Cumæ, Caieta, who was the nurse of Æneas, died and was buried; and they called the cape after her name.
