adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
Alcinous
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From this reading Alcinous and the lords give him presents.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
contendverbUS /kənˈtend/
maintain or assert
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
DawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
exercisesnounUS /ˈeksərsaɪzəz/
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Alcinous and the lords give him presents.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alcinous and the lords give him presents.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
how
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From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
lednounUS /led/
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 And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Alcinous and the lords give him presents.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And how the king asked his name, his country, and his adventures.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
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 The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
overthrewverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈθruː/
inflected form of “overthrow” — cause the downfall of; of rulers
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
Phaeacians
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From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Alcinous and the lords give him presents.
provocationnounUS /ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
rosy-fingered
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From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
seesnounUS /siːz/
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
throwingverbUS /ˈθroʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
uprose
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From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
wasternounUS /ˈweɪstər/
someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And the mighty king Alcinous led the way to the assembly place of the Phaeacians, which they had established hard by the ships.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
wrestlingnounUS /ˈreslɪŋ/
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading The next day’s entertainment of Odysseus, where he sees them contend in wrestling and other exercises, and upon provocation took up a greater stone than that which they were throwing, and overthrew them all.
ZeusnounUS /zuːs/
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading Now when early Dawn shone forth, the rosy-fingered, then the mighty king Alcinous gat him up from his bed; and Odysseus, of the seed of Zeus, likewise uprose, the waster of cities.
