Chapter 14 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS. B.C. 280-271. In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy. This was the way it came about.
Chapter 14 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
a person from the same town as yourself
From this reading “In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS.”
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From this reading 280-271.
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From this reading 280-271.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was the way it came about.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading B.C.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This was the way it came about.
an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was the way it came about.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)
From this reading THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS.
To recall to mind.
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the way it came about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
a person from the same town as yourself
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the way it came about.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This was the way it came about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAR WITH PYRRHUS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the Grecian History you remember that Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, the townsman of Alexander the Great, made an expedition to Italy.
Chapter 14 of Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 14 holds 45 sentences of Young Folks' History of Rome, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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