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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
25
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
accomplished
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
acquired
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
Alca
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
all
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
Americanised
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
becoming
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
Cary's
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From this reading —Henry Cary’s Translation.
cii
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
cities
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
Daniset
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
ENDLESS
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
familiar
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
firm
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
Genesis
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
Greece
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
grew
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
ground
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
Henry
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From this reading —Henry Cary’s Translation.
Herodotus
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
Histories
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
HISTORY
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
inhabitants
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
laws
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
M
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From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
overthrew
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
plain
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
Poverty
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENDLESS HISTORY Alca is becoming Americanised.—_M. Daniset_.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
Translation
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From this reading —Henry Cary’s Translation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
VII
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
wisdom
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From this reading [13] Poverty hast ever been familiar to Greece, but virtue has been acquired, having been accomplished by wisdom and firm laws.
xix
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From this reading And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.—_Genesis xix_.
αἐι
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
Γῇ
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
δὲ
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
κατεργασμένη
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
καὶ
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
κοτε
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
μὲν
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
νόμου
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
πενίη
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
σοφίης
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
σύντροφος
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
τε
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
ἀπό
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
ἀρετὴ
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
ἐστι
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
Ἑλλάδι
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
ἔπακτός
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
ἰσχυροῦ
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From this reading 25 Γῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν αἐι κοτε σύντροφος ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἔπακτός ἐστι, ἀπό τε σοφίης κατεργασμένη καὶ νόμου ἰσχυροῦ.[13] (Herodotus, Histories, VII cii.)
