Chapter 4 of Caesar Dies is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Caesar Dies is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Telamonion! Oh, Telamonion!" A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets. Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence. "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
Chapter 4 of Caesar Dies is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading “Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.”
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.”
for the most part
From this reading “Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.”
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.”
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading “Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.”
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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 curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
(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 A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
a youthful male person
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
being one more than seven
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
only a very short time before
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
the sound of laughing
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
for the most part
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Telamonion!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Telamonion!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading Their usefulness consisted mainly in retention of their innocence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Telamonion, go in and play with him.
a late time of life
From this reading A curly-headed Greek boy hardly eight years old came running from the outer corridor--all laughter--one of those spoiled favorites of fortune whom it was the fashion to keep as pets.
Chapter 4 of Caesar Dies by Talbot Mundy holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 426 sentences of Caesar Dies, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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