Chapter 1 of A Hero and a Great Man is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Hero and a Great Man is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power. Power walks with ambition. Ambition will devour A man without vision. Through a turbid town, A great man walks. Through a troubled town, A great man talks.
Chapter 1 of A Hero and a Great Man is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
From this reading “A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.”
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading “A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.”
destroy completely
From this reading “Ambition will devour A man without vision.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “Through a troubled town, A great man talks.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.”
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading “Through a turbid town, A great man walks.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Power walks with ambition.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
a cherished desire
From this reading Power walks with ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
destroy completely
From this reading Ambition will devour A man without vision.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
express in words
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading Through a troubled town, A great man talks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through a turbid town, A great man walks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Through a turbid town, A great man walks.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Through a troubled town, A great man talks.
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Through a turbid town, A great man walks.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Ambition will devour A man without vision.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Power walks with ambition.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Hero and a Great Man A Hero and A Great Man We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office - Aesop They say knowledge is power.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ambition will devour A man without vision.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Power walks with ambition.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ambition will devour A man without vision.
Chapter 1 of A Hero and a Great Man by Francis Kruckvich holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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