Chapter 6 of According to Plato is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of According to Plato is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Severn had survived the measured mile. Sir Creighton was jubilant. His daughter flew to him. How did the electric turbine work? What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
Chapter 6 of According to Plato is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
From this reading “What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?”
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “How did the electric turbine work?”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Sir Creighton was jubilant.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.”
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading “Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.”
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading “Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.”
rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
From this reading “How did the electric turbine work?”
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a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Creighton was jubilant.
a female human offspring
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did the electric turbine work?
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading How did the electric turbine work?
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did the electric turbine work?
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Sir Creighton was jubilant.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
above and across; more than
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Creighton was jubilant.
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
From this reading How did the electric turbine work?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Creighton was jubilant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading How did the electric turbine work?
Chapter 6 of According to Plato by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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