The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them.
1. to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
2. to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
3. to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
4. to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice...
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
6. indicates object of d...
1. to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to, to bring to a close
2. to close (a business, etc.), to close down, to shut down, to shut up
3. to put away, to put back, to keep, to store
4. to do completely, to finish
5. to do accidentally, to do wi...
1. too, also, in addition, as well, (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B, A as well as B, neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)
3. even, as much as, as many as, as far as, as long as, no less than, no fewer than
4. even if, even t...
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
2. indicates possession
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
6. regardless of ..., whether ... (or not), no matter ...
7. indicates a des...
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since
2. from (originator), by
3. because, since
4. out of (constituent, part)
5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
6. after, since
7. expresses sympathy or warning