Chapter 7 of Sappho's Journal is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sappho's Journal is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding. Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas. Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images. When each one died, I thought: How can I go on? Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
Chapter 7 of Sappho's Journal is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
From this reading “Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.”
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading “Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.”
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “Now my thought is: What has replaced them?”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.”
a request to be present
From this reading “Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
by chance
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
a request to be present
From this reading Cercolas, my mother, Aesop—each summons a series of images.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Someone among them, a stranger perhaps, gazed back at me, reminding me of Cercolas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When each one died, I thought: How can I go on?
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now my thought is: What has replaced them?
at the time that
From this reading When they sauntered away, I enjoyed the wedding.
Chapter 7 of Sappho's Journal by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 7 holds 378 sentences of Sappho's Journal, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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