Chapter 33 of The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece. But Epaminondas was not yet content. He wished to invade Sparta. In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia. Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
Chapter 33 of The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading “In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.”
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading “THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.”
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “He wished to invade Sparta.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.”
an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
From this reading “He wished to invade Sparta.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading “Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.”
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
From this reading “THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.”
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.”
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In this reading “THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.”
get rid of
In this reading “Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.”
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From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
(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 Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Epaminondas was not yet content.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading But Epaminondas was not yet content.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished to invade Sparta.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading He wished to invade Sparta.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Epaminondas was not yet content.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
From this reading He wished to invade Sparta.
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
propel through the air
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wished to invade Sparta.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS Thebes was now the most powerful city in Greece.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
which person or people
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished to invade Sparta.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In November 370 B.C. he marched with his army into Arcadia, which lay to the north of Laconia.
but in spite of that
From this reading But Epaminondas was not yet content.
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading Here he was joined by all those who wished to throw off the Spartan yoke.
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