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Monsters. Giants. Sphinx. Pegasus and the Chimaera. Centaurs.
The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy
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Monsters.
Giants.
Sphinx.
Pegasus
and
the
Chimaera.
Centaurs.
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The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Monsters.
/ˈmɑːnstərz/
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Giants.
/ˈdʒaɪənts/
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Sphinx.
/sfɪŋks/
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Pegasus
and
the
Chimaera.
Line 5
Centaurs.
/ˈsentɔːrz/
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Centaurs
noun
US /ˈsentɔːrz/
plural of “centaur” — (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading “Centaurs.”
Giants
noun
US /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Giants.”
Monsters
noun
US /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “Monsters.”
Pegasus
noun
US /ˈpeɡəsəs/
(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
From this reading “Pegasus and the Chimaera.”
Sphinx
noun
US /sfɪŋks/
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading “Sphinx.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.
CentaursnounUS /ˈsentɔːrz/
plural of “centaur” — (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading Centaurs.
Chimaeranoun
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.
GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Giants.
MonstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Monsters.
PegasusnounUS /ˈpeɡəsəs/
(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.
SphinxnounUS /sfɪŋks/
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading Sphinx.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.
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