Chapter 16 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed. Sometimes the return of memory maddened him. Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes? Themistocles? Impossible.
Chapter 16 of A Victor of Salamis is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing or delighting
From this reading “THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.”
threatening with damnation
From this reading “Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?”
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading “THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading “Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
threatening with damnation
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes the return of memory maddened him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHARMING BY ROXANA Glaucon’s longing for the old life ebbed and flowed.
Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)
From this reading Themistocles?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
which person or people
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who had done it?—had forged that damning letter and then hid it with Seuthes?
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