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Chapter VII
But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet. There is something strangely modern about him. He is very easily turned into English. Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades? His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is something strangely modern about him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something strangely modern about him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is something strangely modern about him.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?”
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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 But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
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From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading His odes are like gems of pure ivory.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
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From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading There is something strangely modern about him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But passing by these rumors of bards, let us pause for a moment at the Teian poet.
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From this reading He is very easily turned into English.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Is it that our lyric poets have resounded but that lyre, which would sound only light subjects, and which Simonides tells us does not sleep in Hades?
