Chapter 9 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus. “But down on his threshold, down! Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.” Letitia Elizabeth Landon. Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
Chapter 9 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Letitia Elizabeth Landon.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.””
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading “Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.””
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading ““But down on his threshold, down!”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
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In this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
In this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
In this reading “Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.”
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From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But down on his threshold, down!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “But down on his threshold, down!
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But down on his threshold, down!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
a radioactive transuranic element
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But down on his threshold, down!
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “But down on his threshold, down!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sinks the warrior’s failing breath, The tale of that mighty field Is left to be told by Death.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Platæa lay on the northern slope of beautiful Mt. Cithæron at the foot of which wound the picturesque river Asopus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus.
Chapter 9 of Persephone of Eleusis by Clare Winger Harris holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 9 holds 141 sentences of Persephone of Eleusis, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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