Chapter 3 of Hypolympia is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Hypolympia is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HERMES. To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said. I could not find the starting-point of his experience. CIRCE. To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
Chapter 3 of Hypolympia is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly skilled
From this reading “To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.”
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.”
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading “To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?”
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.”
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading “HERMES.”
a specialist in linguistics
From this reading “To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.”
by chance
From this reading “To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?”
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highly skilled
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
rid of obstructions
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I could not find the starting-point of his experience.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I could not find the starting-point of his experience.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading HERMES.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not find the starting-point of his experience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
a specialist in linguistics
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
not any; not one
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not find the starting-point of his experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
by chance
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
on the contrary
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
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From this reading I could not find the starting-point of his experience.
express in words
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom can this temple be possibly dedicated?
in the company of; together with
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To tell you the truth, Circe, although I listened with what attention I could, and although the actual language was perfectly clear to me--you know I am rather an accomplished linguist--I formed no idea of what he said.
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