Chapter 14 of The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARGUMENT. THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA. Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening. Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures. On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
Chapter 14 of The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.”
third-person singular of “embark” — go on board
From this reading “Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.”
a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.”
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading “On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.”
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In this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
In this reading “Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.”
In this reading “Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.”
In this reading “Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
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From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
(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 Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading ARGUMENT.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
third-person singular of “embark” — go on board
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
go away from a place
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
transport commercially
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Ulysses takes his leave of Alcinous and Arete, and embarks in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their return, Neptune changes their ship into a rock.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF ULYSSES IN ITHACA.
in or at the place that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
but in spite of that
From this reading Next morning the ship arrives at Ithaca; where the sailors, as Ulysses is yet sleeping, lay him on the shore with all his treasures.
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