used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
AmbushverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
benignitynoun
the quality of being kind and gentle
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
descendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
festiveadjectiveUS /ˈfestɪv/
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
ten 10s
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
held dear
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
the force of workers available
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
Menelausnoun
(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
Morea
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From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
NestornounUS /ˈnestər/
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
Peloponnesusnoun
the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
peninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
PoseidonnounUS /pəˈsaɪdən/
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
Pylos
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From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
recitalnounUS /rəˈsaɪtəl/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
reverenced
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From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
cut with a saw
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
SuitorsnounUS /ˈsuːtərz/
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
Telemachus
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From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Telemachus visits Nestor and Menelaus—The Suitors prepare an Ambush At sunrise the travellers saw Pylos before them, a little town on the western coast of Peloponnesus, or the present peninsula of Morea.
at the time that
From this reading On the morning when Telemachus and his companions were nearing Pylos, Nestor had summoned his people to the shore to offer up a great sacrifice to Poseidon.
whiled
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From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
which person or people
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the home of the venerable Nestor, who lived amongst his subjects like a father with his children.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading These thousands of festive people, ranged in nine columns each composed of five hundred men, made a wonderful picture.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading His descendants were numerous and all the people reverenced his opinion, and loved him for his kindness and benignity, and the recital of his adventures whiled away many an hour for the eager youths who hung upon his words.
