Chapter 1 of The Story of the Greeks is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Greeks is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York .:. Cincinnati .:. Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS. PREFACE. This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Greeks is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “Cincinnati .:.”
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading “This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.”
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading “This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.”
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.”
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading “This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.”
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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 This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading Cincinnati .:.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York .:.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chicago American Book Company STORY OF THE GREEKS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York .:.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils.
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber holds 502 sentences, grouped into 101 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.
Chapter 1 holds 502 sentences of The Story of the Greeks, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 502 sentences, grouped into 101 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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