adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
AriadnenounUS /ˌeriˈædni/
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
CycladesnounUS /saɪˈkleɪdiz/
the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
Dionusos
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From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
FELLverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
Naxos
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From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
PRIDEnounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
Sunium
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From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
THESEUSnounUS /ˈθiːziːəs/
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
Titian's
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From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading And some say that Dionusos drove away Theseus, and took Ariadne from him by force: but however that may be, in his haste or in his grief, Theseus forgot to put up the white sail.
wine-king
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From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW THESEUS FELL BY HIS PRIDE But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; and that Dionusos the wine-king found her, and took her up into the sky, as you shall see some day in a painting of old Titian's, one of the most glorious pictures upon earth.
Ægean
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From this reading And when he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea, and died; so it is called the Ægean to this day.
Ægeus
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From this reading Now Ægeus his father sat and watched on Sunium day after day, and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar.
