used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
AEOLUSnounUS /ˈeoʊlʊs/
god of the winds in ancient mythology
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
anew
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading ARGUMENT.
arrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
CIRCEnoun
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
being one more than ten
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
Eurylochus
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From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
apart from; not including
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
incloses
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From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
LAESTRYGONS
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From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
and nothing more
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
continue talking
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
not used up
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading Eurylochus is sent first with some companions, all which, except Eurylochus, are transformed into swine.
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
untyingnoun
loosening the ties that fasten something
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then they sail to the Laestrygons, where they lose eleven ships, and, with only one remaining, proceed to the island of Circe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
which person or people
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ADVENTURES WITH AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONS, AND CIRCE.
Æolus
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From this reading Ulysses arrives at the island of Æolus, who gives him prosperous winds, and incloses the adverse ones in a bag, which his companions untying, they are driven back again and rejected.
