adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
discoversverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
drovesnounUS /droʊvz/
plural of “drove” — a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
Eumaeus
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From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
fawned
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From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
fawningadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːnɪŋ/
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
herdsmennounUS /ˈhɜːrdzmɪn/
plural of “herdsman” — someone who drives a herd
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
houndsnounUS /haʊndz/
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
how
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From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/
set afire
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
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 And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading And how, in the meantime, Odysseus discovers himself to his son.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
swineherdnoun
a herder or swine
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
Telemachus
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From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And round Telemachus the hounds, that love to bark, fawned and barked not, as he drew nigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telemachus sends Eumaeus to the city to tell his mother of his return.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And goodly Odysseus took note of the fawning of the dogs, and the noise of footsteps fell upon his ears.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now these twain, Odysseus and the goodly swineherd, within the hut had kindled a fire, and were making ready breakfast at the dawn, and had sent forth the herdsmen with the droves of swine.
