used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
ApollonounUS /əˈpɑːloʊ/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
chief'snounUS /tʃiːfs/
possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He leaves the doomed company.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
deferverbUS /dɪˈfɜːr/
hold back to a later time
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
disloyaladjectiveUS /dɪˈslɔɪəl/
showing lack of love for your country
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading He leaves the doomed company.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaves the doomed company.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He leaves the doomed company.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
Melanthius
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From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
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 Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
second-sightedadjective
foreseeing the future
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
shroudverbUS /ʃraʊd/
cover as if with a shroud
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
swineherdnoun
a herder or swine
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
Telemachus
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From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The swineherd and the disloyal Melanthius arrive at the palace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
Theoclymenus
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From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Odysseus is led up from his seat near the door to a place beside Telemachus at the chief’s table.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wooers mock Telemachus, and the second-sighted Theoclymenus sees the ominous shroud of death covering their bodies, and the walls dripping with blood.
wooers
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From this reading The wooers defer the plot to kill Telemachus, as the day is holy to Apollo.
