Chapter 9 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin. What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman? Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone. His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property. He would be tried for his life.
Chapter 9 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?”
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading “THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.”
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading “Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.”
past form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading “THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.”
a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading “Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.”
-ing form of “sequester” — requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
From this reading “His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.”
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.”
not done
From this reading “Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.”
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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 Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be tried for his life.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
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From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
true confidential information
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would be tried for his life.
for a limitless time
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
past form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He would be tried for his life.
a cargo ship
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
-ing form of “sequester” — requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
a quantity of money
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He would be tried for his life.
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHS Democrates fronted ruin.
not done
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unless three days before the coming festival of the Panathenæa the orator could find a large sum, he was forever undone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What profit later details from Socias of the capture of the merchantman?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His sequestering of the ship-money would become public property.
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