used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
avengeverbUS /əˈvendʒ/
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
cannibalnounUS /ˈkænəbəl/
a person who eats human flesh
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
an occurrence of something
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
Cyclôpes
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From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
EtnanounUS /ˈetnə/
an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
the organ of sight
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
feignedadjectiveUS /feɪnd/
not genuine
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
GreecenounUS /ɡriːs/
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
hingedverbUS /hɪndʒd/
past form of “hinge” — attach with a hinge
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
IthacanounUS /ˈɪθəkə/
a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
attach to a support
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
OdysseusnounUS /oʊˈdɪsiəs/
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
and nothing more
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
Polyphemus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
PoseidonnounUS /pəˈsaɪdən/
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
SicilynounUS /ˈsɪsəli/
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
a male human offspring
From this reading He destroyed the eye of the cannibal giant, Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later Greece feigned that the Cyclôpes dwelt near Mount Etna, in Sicily.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Homer leaves their place of abode in the vague.
migratory
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Among the Cyclôpes, Odysseus had the adventure on which his whole fortunes hinged.
a late time of life
From this reading To avenge this act, Poseidon drove Odysseus wandering for ten long years, and only suffered him to land in Ithaca, “alone, in evil case, to find troubles in his house.”
