Chapter 12 of English Translations from the Greek is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of English Translations from the Greek is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2. Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho. Ambrose Philips. 1748. 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
Chapter 12 of English Translations from the Greek is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “Ambrose Philips.”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.”
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.”
of or relating to the Olympic Games
From this reading “12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.”
plural of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Ambrose Philips.”
past form of “reprint” — print anew
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.”
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From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
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From this reading 1748.
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From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
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From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
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From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose Philips.
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From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
of or relating to the Olympic Games
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
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From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
plural of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Ambrose Philips.
Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC)
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
past form of “reprint” — print anew
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 12o [First and Second Olympic Odes] _Reprinted: 1765; [Johnson’s English Poets] 1779‐81._ 3.
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pastorals, Epistle, Odes, and other original poems with translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho.
Chapter 12 of English Translations from the Greek by Finley Melville Kendall Foster holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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