Chapter 2 of Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charmides heard men all about him say: "A beautiful run!" "How easily he steps!" "We shall see him do something in the last heat." "Who is he?"
Chapter 2 of Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “"A beautiful run!"”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “"How easily he steps!"”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Charmides heard men all about him say:”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “"We shall see him do something in the last heat."”
immediately past
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"A beautiful run!"”
a thing, without saying which
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a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
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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 beautiful run!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "A beautiful run!"
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From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "How easily he steps!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How easily he steps!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How easily he steps!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is he?"
immediately past
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
the force of workers available
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "A beautiful run!"
express in words
From this reading Charmides heard men all about him say:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "How easily he steps!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall see him do something in the last heat."
which person or people
From this reading "Who is he?"
Chapter 2 of Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia by Jennie Hall holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
Chapter 2 holds 456 sentences of Buried Cities, Volume 2: Olympia, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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