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Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth
Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Burt holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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Chapter 1 holds 100 sentences of Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

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_Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.
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Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Herakles, the Hero of Thebes, and Other Heroes of the Myth is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.
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Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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12

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

60

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Adapted

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

American

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Asiatic

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Assyria

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Athens

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Author

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Binding

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

book

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breves

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Britain

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Browning

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Cable

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Cents

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

Chaldea

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

change

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characters

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Child-Life

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City

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correctly

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display

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

Editor

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

encoding

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end

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Etc

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Ethnologique

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Eugene

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

Field

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file

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font

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

German

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Great

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Greece

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guide

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

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Iliad

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

includes

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Ireland

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

John

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Landmarks

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Literary

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macrons

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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Member

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

mo

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

net

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

New

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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Oriental

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Paris

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Plato

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Primary

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pronunciation

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

Reading

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Royal

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

School

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Schools

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SCRIBNER'S

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From this reading _Author of "The Story of Chaldea," "The Story of Assyria," Etc.; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of the American Oriental Society, of the Société Ethnologique of Paris, etc._ SCRIBNER'S SERIES OF SCHOOL READING.

Second

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SERIES

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settings

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Society

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Société

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some

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Stories

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

Story

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

Study

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

Teacher

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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Uniform

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From this reading In Uniform Binding; each 12mo, _net_, 60 Cents.

wish

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

York

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From this reading Adapted from the Second Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece _Author of "Literary Landmarks," "Stories from Plato," "Story of the German Iliad," "The Child-Life Reading Study"; Editor of "The Cable Story Book," "The Eugene Field Book"; Teacher in the John A. Browning School, New York City_

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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ā

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ă

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ē

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ĕ

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ī

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ō

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).

ū

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From this reading The pronunciation guide at the end of the book includes some characters with macrons above (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and some with breves above (ă, ĕ).