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The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave
The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave

Chapter II

Chapter 2, section 1: SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what m
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SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.
I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.
When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.
The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.
I turned round, and asked him where his master was.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave

Chapter II

Reading 1/132 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.
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I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.
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When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.
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The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.
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I turned round, and asked him where his master was.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I turned round, and asked him where his master was.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.”

Equally noun US /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.”

WENT noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

also

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

Ariston

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I turned round, and asked him where his master was.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

beautiful

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

bid

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

catch

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

celebrate

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

Cephalus

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

chanced

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

city

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

cloak

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From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

delighted

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

desires

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From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

direction

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

distance

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

down

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

equallynounUS /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

festival

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

finished

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

GLAUCON

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

goddess

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

hold

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From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

home

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

inhabitants

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

instant

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

manner

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

master

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From this reading I turned round, and asked him where his master was.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

more

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

new

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

offer

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

Piraeus

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

Polemarchus

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

prayers

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

procession

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

round

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From this reading I turned round, and asked him where his master was.

run

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

said

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From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

see

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

servant

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

sight

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

SOCRATES

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

son

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

spectacle

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

starting

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

Thracians

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From this reading I was delighted with the procession of the inhabitants; but that of the Thracians was equally, if not more, beautiful.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

turned

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

up

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

viewed

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

wait

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

wanted

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

way

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From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

WENTnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When we had finished our prayers and viewed the spectacle, we turned in the direction of the city; and at that instant Polemarchus the son of Cephalus chanced to catch sight of us from a distance as we were starting on our way home, and told his servant to run and bid us wait for him.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I turned round, and asked him where his master was.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

yesterday

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From this reading SOCRATES - GLAUCON I WENT down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess; and also because I wanted to see in what manner they would celebrate the festival, which was a new thing.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The servant took hold of me by the cloak behind, and said: Polemarchus desires you to wait.

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