Chapter 37 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village. Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street. Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding. Nikander’s daughter to be married! And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
Chapter 37 of The Perilous Seat is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.”
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading “Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.”
an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
From this reading “THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.”
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In this reading “Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.”
In this reading “THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.”
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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 Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
a female human offspring
From this reading Nikander’s daughter to be married!
an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Nikander’s daughter to be married!
the force of workers available
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
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From this reading Nikander’s daughter to be married!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nikander’s daughter to be married!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARRIAGE In the pleasant sunset hour there was great excitement in Delphi village.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Since women were abroad, it could be nothing other than a wedding.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Men and women of the aristocratic families of the town were all upon the street.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the circumstances were so unusual that not one relative would miss it.
Chapter 37 of The Perilous Seat by Caroline Dale Snedeker holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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