Chapter 25 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone. The kinsmen had gone. He himself had sent the doom upon his sons. For him Delphi was already in the dust. The Persians had no need to destroy her.
Chapter 25 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
From this reading “For him Delphi was already in the dust.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “The Persians had no need to destroy her.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “For him Delphi was already in the dust.”
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading “The Persians had no need to destroy her.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.”
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.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
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From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The Persians had no need to destroy her.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
remove the dust from
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The kinsmen had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Persians had no need to destroy her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The kinsmen had gone.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The Persians had no need to destroy her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
not any; not one
From this reading The Persians had no need to destroy her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading The Persians had no need to destroy her.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kinsmen had gone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He himself had sent the doom upon his sons.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For him Delphi was already in the dust.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHEPHERD WISDOM Nikander had returned to his aula and sat there with face of stone.
Chapter 25 of The Perilous Seat by Caroline Dale Snedeker holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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