Chapter 7 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAMACHUS. They were elected. DICAEOPOLIS. And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any? Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
Chapter 7 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to popular election
From this reading “They were elected.”
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading “Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?”
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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 Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICAEOPOLIS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
subject to popular election
From this reading They were elected.
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
at any time
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAMACHUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
not one, and not any
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
get something; come into possession of
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
express in speech
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were elected.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were elected.
at the time that
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Speak, Marilades, you have grey hair; well then, have you ever been entrusted with a mission?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And why do you always receive your pay, when none of these others ever get any?
Chapter 7 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by 447? BCE-386? BCE Aristophanes holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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