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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
Anchises
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
anchor
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
avert
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
besought
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
Calypso
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
captive
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
cast
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
coast
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
doom
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
forebodings
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From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
full
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From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
glad
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
gods
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
Greece
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
heard
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
hearts
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
heaven
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
held
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
home
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
island
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
Ithaca
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
kingdom
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
lay
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
Leucadia
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
lifting
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
many
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
now
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
nymph
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
off
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
pass
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
past
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
regions
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
restored
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
rocky
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
sad
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From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
sank
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
ships
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From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
slip
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, full of sad forebodings, they returned to their ships.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
Trojans
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From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
Ulysses
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
unnoticed
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
way
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
western
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
wily
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From this reading Their way now lay along the western coast of Greece, and they were glad to slip unnoticed past the rocky island of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses the wily.
winter
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From this reading They next cast anchor off Leucadia, and passed the winter in these regions.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When the Trojans heard this terrible prophecy their hearts sank within them, and Anchises, lifting his hands to heaven, besought the gods to avert this grievous doom.
years
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From this reading For they did not know that he was still held captive by the nymph Calypso, and that many years were to pass before he should be restored to his kingdom.
