Chapter I

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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on the subject of; concerning

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in the past

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

plural of “argonaut” — someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

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Bound written or printed works.

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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

showing who or what does the action

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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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(Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes

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study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

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(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece

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the body of faculty and students of a college

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someone who works in a coal mine

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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

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a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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the event of dying or departure from life

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performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

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a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

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British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)

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honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title “emeritus” as in “professor emeritus”

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half the width of an em

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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

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the wool of a sheep or similar animal

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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an ornamental facade

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having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

someone employed to conduct others

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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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a university in Massachusetts

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ The Heroes Sail Away in Search of the Golden Fleece _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ ON THE BANK OF ANAUROS SAT A WOMAN, ALL WRINKLED, GRAY, AND OLD How Jason Lost His Sandal _From the painting by T. H. Robinson_

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

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a base hit on which the batter scores a run

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

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a state in the Rocky Mountains

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artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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the act of beginning something new

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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece

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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

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past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

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-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

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produced in a large-scale industrial operation

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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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the principal city of Northamptonshire

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the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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touching and supported by a surface

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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

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United States painter (1870-1966)

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(Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

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footwear usually with wooden soles

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(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter

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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

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an executive officer of a firm or corporation

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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

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English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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traverse or travel on (a body of water)

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past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

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a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

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an educational institution

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try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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chosen in preference to another

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transport commercially

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from a time in the past until now

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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

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a male human offspring

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required or under orders

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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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an exchange of ideas via conversation

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a person whose occupation is teaching

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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a person who changes location

From this reading JASON AND THE TALKING OAK How They Built the Ship Argo _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ CHIRON, THE CENTAUR How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis _From the painting by Maxfield Parrish_ PARIS CARRIED HER TO TROY The Trojan War _From the painting by R. von Deutsch_ THEN AUTOMEDON YOKED THE HORSES TO THE CHARIOT The Deeds and Death of Patroclus _From the painting by H. Regnault_ PREFACE Homer, that king of story-tellers, traveller and well-loved school teacher, is supposed to have lived in Greece about three thousand years ago.

a native of ancient Troy

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a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

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in the company of; together with

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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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marked by wrinkles

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a late time of life

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past form of “yoke” — become joined or linked together

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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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