Chapter V · Chapter 5

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

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From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

any thing at all

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

destroy completely

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

plural of “god” — 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 And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

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 And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

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From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman

From this reading For certain suitors of my mother devour my goods, nor do I see any help.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

express in words

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Telemachus said: "I have come to ask if thou canst tell me aught of my father.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Tell me truly, therefore; knowest thou anything thyself about my father, or hast thou heard anything from another?"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And Menelaus answered:-- "In the river AEgyptus I was stayed long time, though I was eager to get home; the gods stayed me, for I had not offered to them due sacrifice.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading MENELAUS'S TALE The next day Menelaus said to Telemachus: "For what end hast thou come hither to fair Lacedaemon?"