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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 Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
accursed
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
beheld
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
building
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
burned
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From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
Calydon
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
came
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
destroy
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
devoured
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From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
Diana
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
dwell
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
flames
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From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
heart
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
houses
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
how
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
Italy
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
JUNO
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From this reading THE WRATH OF JUNO.
Jupiter
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
land
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
Lapithæ
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
lo
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From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
Mars
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
men
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
nation
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
Now
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WRATH OF JUNO.
place
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From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
prevail
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
race
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
river
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From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
saying
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
sea
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From this reading For the flames of Troy burned them not, neither hath the sea devoured them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
spake
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
suffered
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRATH OF JUNO.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
Tiber
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From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
Troy
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
truth
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
vanquished
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From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now Juno beheld how the men of Troy were come to the land of Italy, and were now building them houses to dwell in; and great wrath came into her heart, and she spake to herself, saying, "Of a truth this accursed race hath vanquished me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
whole
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, lo! they are come to the place where they would be, even to the river of Tiber.
WRATH
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From this reading THE WRATH OF JUNO.
wroth
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From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet could Mars destroy the whole nation of the Lapithæ, when he was wroth with them; and Jupiter suffered Diana to prevail against the land of Calydon.
