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The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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DICAEOPOLIS.
Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?
But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.
Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.
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The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DICAEOPOLIS.
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Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?
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But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.
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Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.
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DICAEOPOLIS.

Learner Dictionary

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announce verb US /əˈnaʊns/

make known; make an announcement

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

barbarians noun US /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading “Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?”

discussion noun US /dɪˈskʌʃən/

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

herald verb US /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

omen noun US /ˈoʊmən/

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

oppose verb US /əˈpoʊz/

be against; express opposition to

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

wage noun US /weɪdʒ/

something that remunerates

From this reading “But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.”

withdraw verb US /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading “Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.”

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179

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From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

announceverbUS /əˈnaʊns/

make known; make an announcement

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

barbariansnounUS /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

DICAEOPOLIS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DICAEOPOLIS.

discussionnounUS /dɪˈskʌʃən/

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

HERALDverbUS /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/

be against; express opposition to

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

payingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪɪŋ/

yielding a fair profit

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

Prytanes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

Thracians

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

to-morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

wagenounUS /weɪdʒ/

something that remunerates

From this reading But I oppose the discussion of paying a wage to the Thracians; I announce an omen; I have just felt a drop of rain.[179] HERALD.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading Let the Thracians withdraw and return the day after to-morrow; the Prytanes declare the sitting at an end.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Prytanes, will you let me be treated in this manner, in my own country and by barbarians?

Chapter 6 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by 447? BCE-386? BCE Aristophanes holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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