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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
ablaze
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
action
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
All
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
awaited
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
barley
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
battle
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
Blaze
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
breathless
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
bridges
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
bright
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
BUNGALOW
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
burning
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Champing
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
chariot-side
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
city
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
cliffs
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Cummings
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From this reading _The Iliad_: Translation of Prentiss Cummings.
darkening
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
disclosed
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
E'en
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
ether
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
exultant
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
eye
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
fathomless
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
fifty
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
firelight
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
fires
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
fodder
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
forth
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Friday
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From this reading “In Vienna, Friday!”
front
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
glad
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
glory
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
heart
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
heavens
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
horses
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
Iliad
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From this reading _The Iliad_: Translation of Prentiss Cummings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
instant
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
jutting
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Kept
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
kindled
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
many
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
men
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
moon
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
mountain
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
night
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Opens
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
peaks
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
plains
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
Prentiss
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From this reading _The Iliad_: Translation of Prentiss Cummings.
PRISONER
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
Sat
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
shepherd
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
ships
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
star
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
stars
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
StoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
streams
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
thousand
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
train
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Translation
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From this reading _The Iliad_: Translation of Prentiss Cummings.
Trojans
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
twixt
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
valleys
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
Vienna
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From this reading “In Vienna, Friday!”
walketh
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
welkin
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
white
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From this reading Over the plains were burning a thousand fires, and beside them Each sat fifty men in the firelight glare; and the horses, Champing their fodder and barley white, and instant for action, Stood by the chariot-side and awaited the glory of morning.
whole
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From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRISONER AT THE BUNGALOW So, exultant of heart, with front toward the bridges of battle, Sat they the whole night long, and the fires that they kindled were many.
Xanthus
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From this reading E’en as the stars in her train, with the moon as she walketh in splendor, Blaze forth bright in the heavens on nights when the welkin is breathless, Nights when the mountain peaks, their jutting cliffs, and the valleys, All are disclosed to the eye, and above them the fathomless ether Opens to star after star, and glad is the heart of the shepherd— Such and so many the fires ’twixt the ships and the streams of the Xanthus Kept ablaze by the Trojans in front of the darkening city.
