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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Urdt 2.'6 'B.1yi.ng things'
I3a.sic Dialog1.1e .. 329
Response Drill .... 332
Narrat1 333
ReS!'ODBe Drill
Note 26.1 P.ronouns L and . 335
Respol1.Be Ex.ercise )36
Un1t 27 'Making hotel reservat10ns by phone
Basic D:i.alogu.e 338
.. .341
Response 342
27.1 Continuous Past in sentences .... 343
27.2 'if eentences ........ 343
27.3
in ...................................... 344
.Adjecti'V'eS in ........................................ 344
27.5 Adjecti :1n - 345
Response Exerc1se ............................................................... 345
Unit 28 the hotel
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352
351
352
347
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Third Declension Nouns
Response Dril1
Third decl. noun Note 28.1
Bas1c Dialogue
28.2.1 Notat1on . . . . . 354
28.3 Class verbs : 1st.pers.plur. Present/Future endings in katharevusa 354
Nouns \11th - - infix i.n plural 355
Response 356
Topics for Dis ............. 358
Unit 29 IWeather Report
'Basic ....................................... 360

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Response Drill t 11 362
.. 362
Not8 29.1
29.2
29.3
29.4
Third declension masc.nouns in -
F1rst decl. case end1ngs in katharevusa 365
'1hird decl. nouns in - and - .. 365
Idiomatic UBage ................................. 366
TOp:l.CB for Discussion 366
Unit 30 Party"'
Bas1c D1.aloglle 3'68
RespOIlse Drill 371
Narrat1ve .. 11 11 11 .11 11 11.11.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11.11 11 11 11 11...........
ReSPOIlSe Drlll 373
Note 30.1 Irregular' adjectives in 374
30.2 Katharevus8 superlat1ves 374
30.3 Verbs w1th prefixes 374
Drills
Response Exercise
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377
378
R e v i e v (units 26 - 30)
Grarranatical D1"1ll 379
Narrative ...................................................................... 380
Unit 31 'm a Cafe'
Ba&1c 383
D1"ill 388
Note 31.1 Neuter in. / -0"L 388
D:l..minutives 388
Response "
Unit 32 IDriving'
IJas1c 391
Resp()Ilse Dt-1ll. . 39!)
Note 32.1 Use ( in clauses....................................... 396
32.2 Prepoaitions 396
ResponBe Ex:ercise 396
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Un1t 33 'Driving' (cont.)
Bas1c 397
Response Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.3
Drills ............................ 403
Response EX.erc1se 405
Unit 34 the Harbor
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Bas1c . 407
Dri II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 411
Note 34., 'Mixed' conjuRation . 41,
Dr111s
Response Exerc1se
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412
413
Unit 35 'At the Airport
Basic D:i.alog1le . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Res})Ol1Se 421
Top1.cs for 421
Drill ................ 422
R e v 1 e w (thits 31 - 35)
Grarnrnatical Dril1.s ... , ......................
Narrative
Unit 36 'At the U.S.Consu1ate'
Basic Di.alog'U.e . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
RespOI1Se Drill . . . . . . . . . 433
Note 36., Perfect ............... 433
Gramma.t1cal Dril1B
Response Ex:erc1se ..........................................................
433
435
Un1t 37 'App]ying for a visa
Bas1c DialOg'U.e . . . . . . . 437
DriU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Unit 38 'App]ying for a v1sa (cont.)
Basic Dialogtl..e . . . . . . . .
ResJ)01'lse Drill . . . . . . . . 44,
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Unit 39 IIn the V1ce Consul.ls Ofi'ice
Bas1c .. 442
ReSpOIlSe Dr:tll 44.3
Unit 40
IGreek Islands
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Ba.s1c .. .. .. ..
Dr111

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..
446
446
Response Dril1 .. 448
R e v i e w (Units 35 - 40)
Gra.mmat1cal Dril1s
Narrative
449
451
Unit 41 IIn the Courtroom
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Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 453;
Grarrnnatical D1'il1.s . . . . 455
Unit 42 1m the Courtroom'
:Ba.sic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Dr:tlls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Unit 43 'In the Courtroom ( cont. )
Basic ..............................................................
ReSPOIlSe Drill ............................................. 465
GI-arrmatical Dril1s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Top:i.CS for d1.scussion ......... 469
Unit 44 Polit1cal

Basic . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
ResJ>OrlSe DI"i11 472
Unit 45 Political

(cont.)
13asic D::i.a.logu.e 474
Note 45.1 Katharevusa verb forms 476
Third decl.noun
45.2
45.3
Dat1ve case ......................................................
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477
478
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Top:Lcs for .............. 478
R e v i e w (Units 41-45 )
GraI11l'l8.tical Drills 481
tTnit 46 'F:iJle
:Basic D:f..alog'U.e . 485
'F:lne Arts' (cont.)
(cont.) ..................................................
Unit 47
Unit 48
Un1t 49
'F:iJle Arts'
'F:iJle Arts
)
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487
489
491
'The Greek Theatre'
verb foI'!IJS
Past tense augment in
496
501
501
503
503
503
505
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'Dhimotild. suffix

Ietter-numerals
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Response EJcercise
Narrative
Note 50.1
Unit 50
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Unit 26
Basic D:i.alogu.e

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(the) taxicab




independent, single
(bachelor)
Tax:i., are you

(the) clothes
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Take to street [can] buy sorne
clothes:
(the) dreBs
(the) skirt
(the) blouse
(the) vest
(the) pu110ver
(the) scar:f
(the) raincoat
(the) pair
(t11e)
a dress, a skirt, a blouae me,and
a vest, a pul1over, a a raincoat,
and a pair shoes :fiance.
islander
a piece o:f handwork
wel1
(the) (ancient) vase
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(the) jewel
kind of coarse woolen carpet
popu1ar
(the) record, plate, disk
Since you are a local person you may Imow
where can find [some] handwork made by
the islanders as well as [some] ancient
vases,jewe]xy, carpets and the most
folk records.


(the) parliament
(the) Constitution; regiment
You'll find records near the old Parliament,
and towards the end of street near
Constitution square you '11 find stores
whicll have anything you want.



name of a section of Athens
(the) antique shop
You can also go to !1onastyraki, where the








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antique shops are.
name of a section of Athens
(the) foot of the mountain
Do you Imow Mon!3styraki? It's near Plaka-
the oldest section of Athens at the foot
of Acropolis.
name of the cathedral in Athens

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1s i t near (Iin Metropolis?
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uExovv
















cathedral
(the) shoe store
Yes, it's this side of Metropolis cathedral.
1tIs where many shoe stores are.
made
sof't
\the) skin, leather
(the) store window
Have you ever been (Igone
I
) there,1'f.iss?
have the best shoes there made
the softest leathers. nrnst go there
and see the store
(the) shoe store
else
to drive s.o. crazy
(the) corn (on the foot)
wife always prefers those shoe stores,
because if she buys shoes from somewhere
else the corns her feet drive her
crazy.
(the) look, glance
to look over, to examine
to find (something) hard to do
a womanIs shoe, pump
wide, broad, flat
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npw'rtX Can you stop there first that




(3)

-6

can have a 100k, because it.s very hard
for me have difficulty') to find shoes
to [fit] m:y feet. You lmow, have flat
feet.
to notice, to observe
ohI
narrow, tight
to be frank .

Yes, noticed it as as you stepped

,

,
into the car. OhJ what a footJ thought
But to be frank it's better than m:y sister's
foot,which is narrow.
bare-footed
You lmmI she ('the poor one
l
) can1t find
shoes [in her size] anywhere and she either
'\1 , has to have them made to order or walk
bare-footed.

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Narrative
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(,)











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to :1lIIag:ine
taken :in the proper sense
mania, rage, frenz.y
a ldnd man' S shoes
to add, to join
collection, assortment; meditation
fat, coarse, thick, rude
so16 (of shoes)
crepe
natura1]y
particu1ar, specia1
shoe, sanda1
to wear, to put
sincere, frank, true
to attribute, to return, to give back,
[to grant
coquetry, f1irta
to uncover, disc10se, revea1
thought
to devise, to invent
a 10t
to justify
argument
prove, to
he prove<i





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joke
of the soul
satisfaction
500 drachma bill
everything, the whole

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Grammatical Notes
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Note 26.1 The use 'whoever, whichever, anyone',

'who, which, that', and 'whatever', 'anything'.


...



Acropolis was in the center the city and
whoever took _
In addition to a11 this have) appendicitis
and have to operation ('which has
to be operated')
Whatever you want.
The word is an indefinite pronoun corresponding in meaning to
English 'whoever, whichever, anyone' declined regularly as an adjective.
The word (note that the stress is the syllable opposed
to where i t is the first is a declinable relati pronoun
corresponding in meaning to English 'who , which, that'.
i6 used with the definite article
Thi6 pronoun is sometimes used interchangeably with the pronoun 'that, which'.
HoweVer since i6 indeclinable and does not indicate the gender the noun it refers to,
in contexts must be used to avoid ambjguity. For example in such a
sentence
(The mother friend who was in the theatre with us wi11 go to
Greece). may refer either to or to wherea6 if the
pronoun is used, the meaning is clear:
'The mother friend who (i.e.the mother) was w1th us....
" (not to be coJl1'ue4i v1 the conjuction 'that') is another indafin1te
pronoW1. It corresponds in meaning to English 'whatever, anything' or sometimes 'everything'
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and is invariable.



(,)


(,)



(3)










for some reason
to renew
to
...
dress
local
t.

:riendstIi;;



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/






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Hello! Is this is there the Xenia
Hotel, please?
next, followi:ng
I'd like you to reserve a room for for
the 15th of the next month
......................
know it's too early now,
occupied
but thought might not find vacancy
would find all rooms occupied') if
called later-
because
Olympic
(the) contest
because of the Olympic games.
to light, to take fire
burning
(the) torch
saint, sacred, holy
space, area, place
Can you tell me, if you ImO.I, what time
they carry the burning torch
from the sacred place1
possible
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And then, Ilj like to know, if it's possible,
time the museum is open.
(the) profession
'11 stay for two days and because
of our profession--
(the) archeologist
we '::-e archeologists you know-.we want
to enjoy your famous as much as we
can,

(the) pediment
Zeus
Centaurus
(the) battle, fight
(the) sculpture

, ,

as well as Apollo, the pediments of Zeus s



.........................
Part






____
*See Note 28.3
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temple, the battles of Centauri and
various other famous sculptures.
Oh, yes. It's for me and my wife.
double
(the) side
We'd prefer a double bed and our room should
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(the)midnight
the day
Virg:in Mary
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(3)








(3)




We'll arrive August 15 at m1dn1ght the
day Virg1n Mary.
(the) ferry-boat
The ferry-boat arrives :iD Patras late at
n1ght.
(the) car, carriage
Olympia
and i t will take us 3 to 4 hours by (our)
car to get to 01ympia.
. , .
to be late
outs1de-door, street-door
unlocked
Ye8, if we're very late you can leave the
back street-door unlocked,
(the) chamber maid
and leave the key of our room '.dth the
chamber maid,
night duty
to annoy, to bother, to trouble
or with your n1ght clerk; 30 that we won't
di8turb you too
.................
to note, to put do.m, to jot down
you very much. You 'd better put down
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rrry right away.
to be busy, occupied
busy
(the) excavation
southern
because I'm very busy with excavation
work in southern
required, necessary
to call back, to call again
and don't know if I'll have the (required)
time to call you again.
January
.
February

March

April

May

June

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Ju1y
August
September
October
November
December
thanks to
effort,
baron
performance, execution
to be interrupted
Byzantine
emperor
(the F1rst)
visitor
globe

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human
(3)

/







to to follow
result, issue, outcame
beginning
appearance
runner
to carry, to transfer
flame
to be taken, to be received
to symbolize
:immortal
youth, gereration
to compete
track, race-course
ideal
1896, Pierre de
Coubertin,











_

1896;


* noble
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Grammatical Notes
Verb: SUbjW1ctive: Use Continuous Past in sentences.
UNIT 27
And then d like to Imow
with the Continuous Past may be used instead with the SubjW1ctive to express
a polite request or a wishful thinking, e.g.


Verb: 'if'-sentences.
wish cou1d that play.
wish cou1d go to New York.
1! we1re very late you can leave the back street-
door unlocked
(11 would find a11 rooms occupied'}
if ca11ed later" "
As in English, conditions expressed in 'if'-sentences may be either simple (Iif he comes,
1'11 go'), indefinite (Iif he came, IId go') or hypothetical ('if he had come, would have
gone').
Simple Condition is expressed in Greek much the same as in English, but the verb
the 'if
I
-clause is either the perfective stem form or future, e.g.


1! you friend tell him to come here.
Other corobinations tenses in IifI-sentences to express simple condition are also
possible, e.g.
(or If you go to the movies 1'11 come with you.

If we don't work we don't eat.
If told you made a mistake.
Indefinite and hypothetical conditions in Iifl-sentences are usually not distinguished
in Greekj i.e. they are both expressed by the Cont. Past + in the Iif.Lclause
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(protasis) and plus Continuous Past in the main clause (apodosis). Thus the sentence

can mean
either you went to New York, would go with you' (indefinite condition) or you had
gone to New York would have gone with you', (hypothetical condition) depending on the
context.
other examples:



would be very happy if you did it for me.
or
would have been very happy if you had
done it for me.
would tell i t to you if could.
or
would have told you if had been able to.
Adjective: Adjectives in -
flat foot
Adjectives ending in have the feminine form in and the neuter in
-
e.g.
Sing.
F.

.

G.



Pl.

.

.

G.


The katharevusa declension these adjectives will be discussed in later units.
Adjective: Adjectives in -


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give the key to the night clerk
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'Ihe above sentence illustrates the use adjectives in - adjecti
which are the regular present active participial forms in will be discussed
in later units.
declension (in katmrevusa and is as

F.
'interesting'
G.









G.






Adjective: Adjectives in - in katharevusa

from the holy city
Adjectives in have the feminin"J form in e.g. v).








interesting
category
comparison
compared to
to describe
contest
hymn, national anthem
''Av




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the hote1'
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Unit 28
Basic Dialogue
Part

28



(the) element
to register the dOCUJllents
(the) identity




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Will you please register rny documents1
Herels rny passport and rny identification
card.
(the) objection, contradiction
to object
(the) traveler's check
hope you wonlt refuse (11 donlt believe
you too will object to traveler s
checks?
(the) Custamhouse
Because at the where
luggage was ex:amined this morning
(the) amount,
taxab1e, dutiab1e
who1e, entire
(and) had to pay a considerable amount
money for dutiab1e objects (that
had); they wouldn t accept rny trave1er s
checks (Ithem and caused a11 sorts
troub1e.
What are you talking about, Sir! 1t
l
s an
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honor for us to have custamers 1ike you.
We '11 do everything possib1e to be
service to you.
(the) ground-f1oor, 1eve1
(the) branch (loca1 office)
, -6
di.rector,
Besides, the ground.floor the next
bui1ding there is a branch the







Bank Greece, whose manager is our
customer.
to cash
to facilitate, to make it easier
branch a1ways cashes a11 our customers'
checks for us and they do everything
possib1e to make [things] easier for us.
indiscreet
(the) last name
( don't want to appear indiscreet, but your
1ast name seems fami1iar to me.

multi-mi1lionaire
he was busy
(the) tomb
Pharaoh
Are you by any chance the famous French
archeologist and. multimi11ionaire who
excavated ('wasbusywithexcavationsl)
the tombs the Pharaohs?
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UNIT 28


The archeologist,yesj but don't Imow
doubt [about being] a mu1t1Inillionaire.
Part

(3)


(the) relative
(the) chemistry
(the) prize, award
Then you must be a relative the French
professor chemistry who got the Nobel
prize.
Charge dIAffaires
(the) secretary
He came here several times last summer
w1th the Charge d Affa1res and the First
Secretary of the French EJnbassy.
morning; breakfast
remember how they enjoyed spend.i.ng their
mornings in the stad1um.
(the) luck
to adopt
to d1e
(the) heir
are relatives by blooo. However he




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was fortunate enough be ad.opted by
unCle, who made him h1s princ1pal heir after
his death ('when he died
celebrated, famous
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-0:,
(the) painter, artist
(the) erudite, 1earned man
He's a150 the m05t famous painters
and 1earned our times.
(the) sleep
to suffer, to be exhaustea.
But enough that Time flies and we have
to go to bed. wife is exhausted from
the trip.
photographic
(the) machine,
(the) flower
Bell ('litt1e J take those
Buitcases, the CaMera, and those flowers
to room 23.
b1ue
(the) jacket
(the) tuxedo
the big suitcase have a b1ue jacket and
my tuxedo.
(the) c1eaner's shop
to iron, to press
Can you take them to the c1eaner' s to be
c1eaned and pressed?
to shine, to polish
dark
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And want you to shine these dark shoes



1m wearing.
to serve
(the) meal
Whs.t time do they serve the meals in the

Can you bring our breakfast to our room? The
usual cafe oomplet
Glad1yJ sir.
Response Dr111

* , (
'to continued
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Grammatica1 Notes
Note 28.1 Third dec1ension
This 3rd dec1ension noun is dec1ined as fo11ows:


G.



----



Note 28.2' Noun: Thi.rd Dec1ension NOUI1B.
As can be from Note 28.1, as we11 as the previOUB notes dealing with Third
Dec1ension nOUI1B" their forms cannot be a1ways predicted the nominative case 1ike those
1st and 2nd dec1ension nOUI1B.
The stem the Dec1ension noun appears in the genitive case. stem is the
genitive case minus its ending or ,sometimes or Al1 other cases are
formed by affixing case endings (ii' any) to this stem.
There are course a few exceptions to this ruleJ but they are not
The fo11owing chart il1ustrates the katharevusa dec1ension 3rd Dec1ension
which have already occurred in the previous units:


G.


I'l.





I'l.




,

3$2
)

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(Transferred in 'dhlmotiki' to the 1st decl. '
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,) .
Pl.

G.


,
(Transferred in
1
dhimotik1
I
to the 1st decl.
,

,).

Pl.





G.

,



(Transferred in 'dhlmot1k:i to the 1st decl.


,).
Sg.
Pl.

G.

(Transferred in 'dh:iIn.ot1ld.
I
to the 1st decl.


Pl.

G.


)
, (Transferred 1n 'dhimotiki' to the 1st decl.

Pl.

G.

, , (Transferred in dhimotik1 to the 1st decl.

G.

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Pl.

G.












G.








Pl.
, ,


, ,

,


G.

,

,


,


G.









Hote 28.2.1 Notation.
Beginning with Unit 29 the Genitive case of the Third Dec1ension nouns wi1l be given in
the bui1d-ups in parentheses.
Verb: Class verb present/future 1st end1ngs in katharevusa.
We '11 OnJ.y stay for two days
The katharevusa ending is (present) (future), but may
a150 be used in spoken Greek instead of the regu1ar ending
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Mascu1ine and ferninine with -0- 1nfix in plura1.
28
number mascu1ine in and ferninine in
- and - their p1ura1 by means the infix -0-.

P1ura1


'fi8herman'

'coffee'

'grandfather

'coffee-house keeper'

'hors d'oeuvre'

'fox'

It shou1d be noted:
, ) that most these are 10anwords,
2) that they are usually stressed the last sy11ab1e,
3) that the majority of masculine nouns in - are occupation or profession made
with the suffix - (sometirnes a1so
- etc.)
e.g.

'baker'

'greengrocer
l

'01d-c1othes- rnan'
'pa1nter (buildings
'haberdasher'
'butcher'
'grocer
l

'porter
l

'shoe maker
'garbage co11ector'
'owner a tavern'



'priest'
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Using V for 'vowel' the declension pattern these may be shown as follows:

Masc. Fem.
-Vs -V
G. -V -Vs
-v -v


P1ur.

-VOes
-VOon
,
-VOes
Plur.

.

.

.

.

G.




Usufu1 words




.

.




poet
muaic1an
civil engineer
agriculturist
general
adm1ral
A.F. general

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to inherit
fortune, property, wealth
Egypt
aphinx
pyramid
to declare
perfume
fur
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style
dress, garment, clothes
official
reception, part;y
etiquette
protocol


/





-u
white
black
red
azure, sky blue
pink
purple
orange
light green





pure white
pure black
pure red
gray
pure yellow











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to compare
Asiatic
let's
fluent1y
to suppose, aSSUMe, presume
while
reception, welcome
fomal1ty
Stay;
disposal, disposit1on, mood
lett1ng, lease, rent1ng


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Unit 29
Part
'Weather Report'
--------------
(the; masteIt'iece
Why didn't you to George's party

You missed a lot, it 1ias a

masterp1ece
(the) doubt
(the) year
There s doubt that i t was the
best parties the year.
tell you the truth, tried but d1dn
1
t
make it.
(the) obl1gation
As usual the reason 1ias rrw job (Iobligations').







to
electrical engineer
(the) interpreter
(the) stranger's guide
(the) cement
Chalkis


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had to escort an American electrical
engineer as his interpreter and guide
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to the canent factory in Challd.s
(the) contact
special. special1st
complicated.
(the) functionjl1turgy,mass
where brought him into contact w1th the
specialists. (and) 'We explained to h1m
a11 the functions the
factory.
/ (the) storm, hurricane .squa11
After that could 'nt get back to Athens
because the storm.

(the) pretext, false excuse

rlhat storm? (rleave those
'
), you
don' t need. any excuses The pretexts are
useless}l
meteorological
(the) report, bulletin
very, very much
cloudy


,


upon, over
fil'm, fixed
the mainland Greece
( sporadic.. scattered
Well, didn't you listen to the weather report
thisl!!orning (whichsaid): '(rleather}very
cloudy over the mainland Greece with
scattered showers
'with'(K.)
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Apri1 (adj.)
Don't believe everything you hear. It was
one the rnost beautiful April days
(here)
all about the party
But imagine you 're anx:iou5 to know
everything about the party ('fun
Certain1y. Tell rne how i t was.

next, corning







twenty four hour period
at first
little, 111 a srnall degree
higher, superior
falling
in
north
___________ _
* yesterday (adj.)
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east
west











/



(1)


/












northern
afternoon (adj.)
in detail
eastern
north-eastern
genera1]y
cloud
fog
p1a1n
early
morning
Saronikos (bay)
c10udy
wind
to b10w
variab1e, changeab1e
western
even1ng (adj.)
strengthened, fortif1ed
moderate, fair
high sea
Ionian Sea
rough, agitated
remaining, 1eft
still, quiet
Attica
thin, slim, de1icate, 1ight
south-eastern
south-western
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Euboea
(
to fluctuate
.

degree

b1ggest, largest

very sma11, least, ,

















20 9

Note: 'Ihe above vreather Bureau Report is written in katharevusa e:xact]y as 1t would appear
in a Greek newspaper.
Words in . 1 represent the dhirootiki equivalents which are normal]y used 1n
spoken Greek.
participial appear vocabulary 1tems. 'Ihe these
participles wi11 be explained in later units.
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Grammatical Notes
Third dec1ension masculine nouns in - 1n dhimotild)
29
his interpreter
The katharevusa dec1ension this group 1s:


G.







The dhimotiki form in - 1s declined. like 1st dec1ens1on masculine nouns in
except for the genitive p1ural ending which is (See a1so Note 14.2)
First dec1ens1on case endings feminine nouns in in katharevusa.
comp1ete set these eIXJ.ings in katharevusa is:




G.


G.









.



Third dec1ension feminine nouns in - aIXJ.


The factory Challds
because the storm
The above examp1es illustrate the use katharevusa genitive forms feminine
in
Third dec1ension feminine nouns in - have the follow1ng case endings in
katharevusa:
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G.




Pl.

.

.


G.

For the dhimotiki declension this group nouns which end in see
Note 14.1.2
Idiomatic usage
a11 about the party
The plural neuter article i5 used here idiomatical],y as an equivalent to English
'a11 about (something)'.
The noun which follows is in the geni tive case.


a11 about war
a11 about peace
Useful Words







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)
beach, seashore
water-ski
sw.imming, bathing
rowing
(small) boat
situated near the sea
diving, sinking
cool
forest
O(V)








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inland (adj.)
stoI'Il!

sky
star
lightning
thunderbolt
ful1
1t
l
s
1t
l
s cold
itls cool
itls freezing
itls
i t s raining
it IS
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rLti.

rECOU.
**********
EiVaL


Xp6VLa.

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Part
Party'

,6










-6







____________ __ __ _
(katharevusa past ten5e, later units).
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(the) journalist
'm going to describe the party to you
exactly a journalist would ('does')
in the social column a newspaper.
to be given
was given
(the) vil1a
(the) pair, couple
Ekali
The party as you Imow was gi in the villa
that couple in Ekali.
to stress, emphasize
charming, fascinating
(the) landlord, host
(the) mistress a house, hostess
It's not necessary to emphasize how charming
and hospitable the host and hostess were.
blootning
(the) almond-tree
fragrant

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(3)

















the garden the vi11a, under beautiful
a1mond-trees and among the most
fragrant flowers,
to place, put, Bet
many-colored
(the) table-cloth
Japanese
(the) sma11 lantern/l.antern
they had put kinds small tables
with many-colored table-cloths and little
Japanese lanterns;
(the) middle
(the) fountain
(the) orchestra
the most beautiful
(the) composition
(the) composer
while right in the middle the garden,
next to the fountain, there was orchestra
playing beautiful works classical and
modern

(2)

,

(the) personality, personage
to ca11, invite
invited
(the) Sl-liss
(the) Swiss woman
(the) sculptor
(the) Swede
(the) Swedish woman
(the) ambassador
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..

"

Many well-known foreign dignitaries were
among the guests- a Swiss SCUlptor, a
Swedish poet, many foreign ambassadors,
etc.
(the) compatriot
(the) crown prince
(the) crown princess
(the) prince
(the) princess
(the) aide-de-camp
(the) king
(the)
An:i among our compatriots: the Princess
Irene, the aide-de-camp the
(the) Minister Public Works
(the) education
(the) Minister Education
(the) Minister Coordina.tion
(the) defense
(the) Minister Nationa.l DefeDSe
the Minister Public Works, the M1nister
Education, the Minister Coordination
and the Minister Nationa.l Defense.
(the) beautiful women
(the) lovely dress
(the)
adorned the setting (.were
taking and giv1ng')
Beautiful dresses an:;i o.i:ficial
uniforms adorned the setting,
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to serve
chosen, select, choice
(the) cellar
30



and waiters served the choicest
foods and wines from our friend's cellar.


,

(the) hUI:10r, good mood
despite all these












(the) worry
(the) relief
'Ihe atmosphere was joy and good
spirits and 1m sure that despite all
your worries you would have found
pleasure and rellef there,
v1thout charm, dull
(the) mishap, misfortune
(the) period, t:ime
(thing) which 1s indispensable in this
dull and miserable ('without charm and full
misfortune') time that live ir..

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* 'covered'
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neighboring
name of a in Athens
inscription, sign
surprising
deceitful, deceptive
origin, descent, extraction
1egitimate, 1awful, genuine
deep
erudition
tradition; surrerxl.er
mentality
expert
adorer, worsh1pper
literature
poetry
to recite
poetry line
to learn by heart

Kavafis
Seferis
verse; turn

contents
teclmique




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intellectual
old-t1mer
rare
30
















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Grammat1cal Notes
Note 30.1 Adjective: 'Irregular
'
adjectives in -
among the most fragrant flowers.
The adjective 'fragrant' belongs to a group adjectives 1n -
which have ident1cal mascul1ne and feminine forms 1n ,e.g.



Adjective: Katharevusa superlative.


the middle the garden there an
orchestra playing beautitul composit1ons
As stated Note 16.4 the spoken Greek uses the article before the COIIIparative
to form the The form 1s example
the katharevusa superlative form which will be discussed in later units.
Verb: Verbs with prefixes.
verbs with prefixes were listed in Note 18.2.
Here are other such verbs which have occurred since then in our units:
Cla.ss Verbs
Past tenses
-----------
Present







to doubt
to disappoint
to prove
to grant
to reveal
to enjoy
to recite

*


*
*
*
Continuous

*



*
*
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to decide
to avoid
to separate
to return
to a110w
to advertise
to carry
to translate
to deliver
to describe
to add
to of.fer
to surpass
to submit
to sign
*




*




*
*



*




*




*
*



(See Note 18.2)

, -






to depart
to obtain
to last
to observe
to notice
to provoke
to try

*

*
*
*
*







'lb.e verb
Present

(Note 22.3) has the forms:

Past tenses
Continuous

In Notes 10.3 and 15.2 it was stated that a stressed augment (or sometimes Vr-)
1s prefixed to the Class and "fflrbs whenever a syllable past te=e ending
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15 added to the verb stem (e.g. etc.)
Verbs 10Iith prefixes such as listed above (see a1Bo Note , 8.2) their S1mp1e and
Continuous Past tense5 according to the same princip1e, but the augment 1s to the
past the verb .!!:ie.! the prefix, and the VOW'e1 the (exCept the
and the .!: ) i5 10st before the augment.
to trans1ate' ,
'to describe'
ContinuoUB Past


























'QUt.



but

Verbs with asterisks may be used in the past tenses either with augments (,more
speech) or wit,hout i.e. like any other po]ysy11Bbic verbs. for examp1e, both
arxl.
etc, may be heard.
As can be from the above list verbs, the augment does not appear in the Continuous
Past the Class verbs with persona1 endings 1n (e.g.
- etc.)
-
The Simp1e Past the Class (M1dd1e/Passive) verbs fonned by the suffix
(Note 20.2) as 1oIe11 as t,he Cont1nuous Past this c1ass verbs in (Note
20.3) do not have an augment either, e.g...
Verb



Cont.Past
--------

It should be noted that 1n katharevusa, 10Ihich has d1fferent sets persona1 erxl.ings,
the past tense augment is used both 10Iith simple verbs arxl. verbs with prefixes.
Other verb prefixes (and their different fonns in various phonetic environments) 1oIi11 be
discussed in detail in the Notes Volume 10Ihich deal with katharevusa
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Grammatical Drills
Transformation Drill
Change the verbs into the Past tense.










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env1roI1Ment
world1y, Bocial
concentration, gathering
question, issue
drunk
important, signi1'icant













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REVIEW
(Un:1.ts 26 - 30)
Rev1ew Dr111
REVIEW 26-30
Change the underlined verbs 1n the sentences from Active to Passive and
change the direct object the (if 8r.\Y) 1nto the subject the new sentence.

,

f' -
__
















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Narrative



























archaeologica1
mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
enthusiasm
sea shore
native
friendJ.y
manifestation, expression
aston1shment, surprise
to force, compel, oblige
to descern, to dcnm
for, for the sake
Egyptian
camel
admiration
to for the first time
height

conversation
amusing
reward, salaIY
to admire
hierogJ.ypha

hospitality

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Egyptian
to
to charm
historica1





























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yLa


yLa



yLa






6






yLa
382
a
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* a retired colonel
another retired person

3'
(the) uncle, old man




(















in retirement(army)
One the things that enables me to stay
('not to want to leave') in Greece, is
('thia-here
I
) uncle Kostds cafe.
to estab1ish oneself, to settle
You know that have children settled abroad,
who beg me to go and live with them.
(the) page
stereotyped
Each time get word from them
there's always the same
phrase the first page their letter:
'Why don't you to stay w.l.th us,Dad7'
(the) housekeeper (f.)
(the) cook (f.)
to take care
How can you live by yourself, without any
relatives ('your but with a
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(1)

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8XL.

)84
housekeeper and s female cook to take care

absolute
They sre sbsolute],y right. And do
you SnBWer
(the) h;ymn
the s8lne old story
Each answer them wi.th the same old
story. IAre there cafes ..,here you Uve1
to trest
heavy, strong
S'o/eet, pleasing, kind
80 can go the morning, when you
are st work, to f1nd h1s fr1ends, to treat
them, to drink his Turk1sh ('strong, S'o/eet')
coffee,
to discuss
(the) polit1cs
(the) backgammon
a killd eard game
to discuss h1s politics, to play h1s
backgammon, or his prefai'
(the) age
Certain1y not. can th1s 'gemitl;lich
( full ..,annth a tmosphere wh1ch is
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imIX>rtant ('special') for men our
age be found there_
(a town in PeloIX>ne-
sus)
(the) olive
(the) octapus
'feta' cheese; slice
with uzo and olive, the little
octopus and feta cheese
to solve
which put you in a good mood as soon as you
put them in your mouth, that you want
to discuss and solve prob1ems domestic
and intern.ationa1.
(the) solution
everything
With two or three little glasses uzo you
find the solution to everything,
(the) government
(the) IX>liticalopposition
democratic, republican
extreme
for the present ('new') government, for
the IX>litical opposition, for the Democratic
party, the extreme right, the center.
(the) increase
(the) employer
Russia
China
(the) astronaut
For increase salary for employees, for
the workers, for the employers, for Russia,
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Part
-------

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China, astronauts etc.etc,
entire, whole, precise, right












L







ywvCajYWVLa
You are right. You are absolute]y right.
But you lmow, my friend, in our country
now there are not maqy cafes like this.
to be spoiled, adulterated
Most of them have been spoiled. They are
not arry more as we used to know them.
have changed. Tourists and go
there now ('they put in tourists and women')
(the) parfait
(the) ta1kativeness, chatter
v.ith the1r sweet things, the1r parfaits,
their tea and the1r chatter.
to stand, to hold out, to stop
(the)
quiet]y
can you exist over there , how can you
drink your camomile tea and read your
newspaper quiet:ly?
hey youl you over

to empty
(the) corner, angle
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UNIT 31

They look at you as if they 're trying

to say: 'Whs.t do you want here, you poor
fellow? Why don 't you get out of here
('empty the corner 1)1
Why don 't you let younger [fellow] take
your place, that he can make the
a tmosphere more a ttract1 (, gi interest
to the atmosphere')1
(the) youth
Let the young people ('youth') enjoy
Your t:!lne past'.
(the) little corner
You are right. Things are changing. In a
little while our little corner might not
exist more.
(the) science
ho]y, saint
(the) mountain
Mount Athos ('the Holy Mountain
l
)
Women take everything. They've gotten in







( 1)
everywhere. Even in political li.fe, in
science; they might go to Mount Athosl
(the) slacks, trousers
They wear slacks. Men are letting the1r
ha1r grow. The world 1s falling apart.
to degenerate (1nto), to be
reduced to, to go far
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Poor. beautifu1 Athens. What 1s 1eft
you? Where is the past (Ithose years\)1
Where are the old days1









2-3



Grammatica1 Notes
Noun: Plura1 forms of neuter nouns - and _ 0'1:.
The p1ura1 ending of neuter nouns in and - 1s - e.g.

,


,


The following diminutive forms have oceurred in our units:
etc.
Greek has a number diminutive suffixes which denote diminutiveness s1ze and/or
the affectionate attitude the speaker. For the most part, the emot1ona1 connotation 1s
commoner than the indication size.
The diminutive noun suffiXes are divided into three groups 8ccording to the gender
the noun.

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These sui'fixes are affixed to the stems of the nouns.
31
,
_
,) can be from our units, the most dilninutive suffix is the
This sui'fix is also the most productive and can be affixed to practically any
neuter noun (it also occurs in the adverb 'a little bit').
2) The most frequentJ.y used diminutive sui'fixes are:
- (occurs 1n proper names on1y)
Nickolas
e.g.

John Johnz:\y
Nick, etc.


e.g.


'11ttle man'
little old man
dear little husband
The diminutive for is 'daddy' and that for is

'dear little son'.
3) The commonest aui'fixes are:
e.g.

little corner
lit tle chair
The sui'fix is also found in fem1nine proper names,

e.g.
e.g.

The diminuti of
11ttle Helen
little sister
little heart etc.
i8 'little mother' and that of YLaYLO:
'11ttle grand mother'.
The most frequentJ.y U8ed adjectival d:l.mi.nutive sui'fixes are:
- (denoting for the most part physical smallness),
e.g. '11ttle one'
- (denoting usual1y that the quality possessed is somewhat
limited or restricted),
e.g. 'pretty good'
- -6
e.g. 'plump'
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industrial
trad.itional


















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'Driving'


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Part
Ep1daurus
Antigone
32


You don't know how long llve wanted to go to
Epidaurus to Ant1gone but
I've never it.
to reason, think, consider
all the t:ime

always kept postponing it because didn't
have ('II\V own') a car; and all the time


(3)


was th:Wking: wish II\V friend had
from Gennany with his ( car ).
to realize, to come
true
(the) w1sh
enthusiastic



And now that your wish has come true, can
1magine how happy ('enthusiastic') you are.


ver,y enthusiastic
indeed
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(the) circulation, traft1c
(the) dri ver 's license
Yes indeed. ('very enthusiastic indeed'). But
can you te11 me
1
when did you get [your]
driver's license7
recent]y
(the) cap1tal letter
(the) pane
Qu1te recent]y, perhaps7 ( Because ) doesn't
thia capital in the rear your
car mean driver '7









(the) ace
innate
(the) talent
Yes you are right, but don't worry, fr1end,
because am the best ( ace ). have an
innate talent [for driving] .
Bes1des,I've been dr1v1ng more than a month.
As you know brought this car trom
Germany.






1m not worrying about i t at a11. simp]y
wanted. to know. And what do [the letters]
and other cars have,
meani
private, personsl
(the) use
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(the) rnis sion










stands ('means') for cars for personal
use, [for cars] for commercial (Ifree')
[use] and cars] from
missiona.
here is; there is; here you are
(the) filling station
to turn
(the) spare part
But here i8 a filling station. have to
turn to the right to get gas and to see
if they have some parts that need.
Part


to
(the) brake










Young fe11ow, fi11 it uP, p1ease, and check
the brakes, and put air in the tires.
to consume
(the)
(the) battery
I s the mechanic inside? Because it uses a
lot gas, it 10ses oi1 and the battery
is weak.
Yes , sir.

(the) spark p1ug
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(the) points (automobi1e)













Tell him a1so to 100k at the spark
p1ugs and the points.
paved with aspha1t
Do you know if the highway to Epidaurus 1s
paved with aspha1t7
(the)soi1,dirt,earth,ground,1and
(the) d1rt road
For the most part, sir, but towards the end
it is a dirt road.
(the)
(the) gate, door
Do you (Isomeone have to pay a at the
various gates7


(the) workshop
1ubrication
don1t know. How can tell you7 Wou1d you
do me a favor and take your car to the
workshop for 1ubrication ard to 1et the
; mechanic 1t.
to park
(the) truck
P1ease park next to the big truck.
(the) tube (auto)
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When did you put ne", tubes in your tires7



irom.emorial
to belong
(the) industrialist
Ages ago ('before years'). don't


because the car belonged to old
German industria11st.


-6
-6

to offend,to Wound one's
feel1ngs
mean"'hile
affirmative
negative
aIlBWer, rep1y















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Grammatical Notes
Use ( in clauses.


One the things that makes stay in
Greece not to want to leave )
It should be noted that ( the regular negative after e.g.

Preposition: 'from, account of'.
This preposition is before COnBOnants am before vowels; the noun that
i t is in the geniti case, g. but


to di.ffer, be different
meaning

nOL6v






llOLOL
Tennesy Williams;
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Part
til1
unforseen, unexpected
.3.3











Well Lak:l., to go on with our ta1k the
mechanic gets through: trip to
as told you, was full surprises
('unforseen [things]').
legal
(the) adviser
representative
You know that went there a8 a legal adviser
and representative our
(the) return
( (the) frontier,
Yougoslavia
(1) to bypass
vertiginous
Then, trip back, when Was crossing
the Greece and Yugoslavia a
car [going] like a rocket (lwith vertig1nous
speed
t
) pas8ed the national highway.

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hardly do so-and-so





. ,












unusual, peculiar
(the) t,ype, character
(the) phenomenon, appearance
judging by appearance
to enjoy
(the) crown
heads and tails
could hardly see the driver, a pecu1.iar
character th long hair, who apparent],y
enjoyed play1ng games ('heads and tails')
with his 1ife.
stupid, silly, foolish
(the) steering wheel
'Here i8 some kind nut
J
thought J
and didn't attach ('give') much importance
[to it]. devoted a11 attention to
the road and to the steering, because
didn't have much driving experience.
(the) intersect10n
(the) sign
guiding, conducting
abbreviated, shortened
Then at an intersection followed a road






398
sign which said to turn right to take a
short cut,
hilly
(the)
(the) fate, fortune
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and at a dangerous turn of this road,,,hich
was rather hilJyJ found our friend
again
J
but this time, "hat a di:fference
of fate')J
to turn upside do'WI1
(the) precipice
(the) bridge
(the) river
impetuous
(the) current
J
streaJn
His car "8S upside down near a precipice






)

KL










and a very narrow bridge, under "hich a
roaring stream ( 'river 'With impetUOU8
stream') "as passing.
at first
motionlesB
J apparent1y
(the) fee1ing
J
sensation
J
perception
(the) stroke, blo"J knock
And "hi1e he "as motionless at first in the
middle the road
J
because apparent1y
he had 10st his senses as a result a
(strong) crash,

(the) second
to get up, stand up
(the)trouble,disorderJagitation
a11 a sudden in a matter seconds, he
got Up as ii' nothjng had happened to him;
and 'Without the slightest embarassment,
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have a flat tire
(the) paper. map. chart
he told me that he had had a flat tire and
a$ked me whether had a road map.


.




And what did you do?
ecstatic. enraptured
(the) apathy. indifference
near
police (adj.)











, ,


remained flabbergasted h1s nonchalance
and told him that he had obvious]y had an
accident and that if he wanted me to.
would give him a ride to the nearest
police stat10n.
under any circumstances
absolutely
But he didn't want that under a.n;y circum-
stances and he told me that noth1ng had
happened at a11.
(the) motorcycle
over against. oppos1te. in front
motorcycle had been the wrong
side the road; the motorcycl1st
which
I
) was drunk and didn't know where
he was going;
(the) direction
(the) dead
and he. in order to avoid him. made a turn
(Itook another direction
I
) 1nto a road
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'. which had a sign 'dead eOO
I

(the) result
33
But it seem5 that he made a very sharp
('steep turn .,ith the result that he
ended up where him.


And 'olhat happened to the other [man] with
the motorcycle?



to disappear
vanished
to search, to look for, to seek
That the strangest [thing]. He disappeared.












**




He vanished. We searched everywhere[but]
couldn't find him. ('[He was] nowhere').
(the) cO!1Bequence
(the) exit
improbable
Maybe he was afraid the consequences and
took (followed) a ex1t road towards
the public road, which is rather improbable
(the) construct1on,manufacture
impassable
(the) earth
to swallow
because this road was under construction
and was impassable at that t1me, or
the eart.h opened up and swallowed him.
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later units )
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to huah
(the) apy
to 1nterfere w1th,to be 1nvo1ved
(the) police
But 1t waa a150 very strange (fact) that the
other [fellow] wanted to hU5h up the
who1e th1ng. Maybe he was aome sort
apy and he didn' t want to get ved
with the po1ice.



not at all, not in the 1east
strange, odd, queer
excit1ng, captivat1ng

wouldn't be surprised. ('[it wouldn't] be
s trange at a11'). that your trip
was very excitingl

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excit1ng
endless
to re1ate, to te11
You're te1ling Ful1 excit1ng events
that 'd need end1ess hours to tell you.
(the) performance
But think the mechanic has finished and
we have to hurry if we don't want to be
1ate and miss the performance.-
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to OW'e
is due
are due
winter (adj.)













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Washington ;






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the Harbor'

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(the) swan
34







nEL
All passengers p1ease go this
('from here').
(the) embarcat10n
(the) race sailing boats
(the) open
The embarcation 1s about to start, because
the boat races are going to begin in a
litt1e 'Whi1e, and have to be the open.


)


n&EL
lRL-





4c17
(the ) small change
(the) hat
to float
(the) 'Wave
insupportab1e,tiresome,unbearab1e
a11 at once
Oh, my goodnessJ change and my hat
gone! I.ook ho'W i t 1s [the hat] f10ating
the W8ve8. (&1t) what unbearab1e
situat10n (that 1s)J
Such a crowd and they a11 'Wsntto get
board at the same t1me.
(the) cruise

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TC


They told me 50

What did want
this cruise in the Aegean Sea for,
(Iwith') this bad weather?



(the) line, row, turn, order
(the) mooologue, soll1oquy
to weigh anchor, to depart (sh1p)

KaC


[Stay] in l1ne, M1ss. Stop talking to your5elf,
and hurry upl The sh1p is leaving 1n half
hour.
(the) t1me-table, 1t1nerary
Wby so soon? Accord1ng to the 5chedule 1t's
TC
ElvaL



supposed to leave in an hour. What's all
this about?
to blame
(the) harbor-master
respons1ble

ElvaL





Don't blame me, sirl ItIs the harbor-master
who is responsible. He i5 the who
changes the schedule.
Well doneJ Well 5aidl Good(for you)
Congratulations! N1ce jobl
organized
(the) spirit, ghost, m1nd
to congratulate
408
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(3) to create, to produce



Good for himJ real brain for organization
('organizing spirit')J He deserves
congratulations. wok at the
he has createdJ
(the) organization
(3) to warn
(the) agency
You"j expect better ('more') organization.
They shou1d have warned UB in advance--
(from) the agency leastJ




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(the) season
Don't forget, sir, that are now in [the
middle of] tne tourist season the
traffic in the harbor is very heavy.
whenever
random, it comes to your
mind
And what about people who don't know that
you change schedules at random1
friend, for example, who I'm sure is
going to miss the ship:l
integral, entire



409
to prearrange, to set beforehand
(t:ime)
in whole, in fulJ.
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Ha.lf an hour ahead the schedu1ed time
1s not at a1.1 iJnportant. Bes1des i1' your
friend missed the sh1p his fare would be
reimbursed to him 1n fu1l.

410
1t 's very k1nd YOU
(the) young
(the) group fr1en:is
Wonderfull It's very ldnd YOU. The fact 1s,
YOUDg fellow, had a1.1 dec1ded to go 1n
group.
(the) port off1ce
to be
And YOU and your Port office are golng to
ru1n our plans. We1.1 now, aren' t you
yoursel.f7
to be smart alecky
believe 'm somebody
Don't scold them, Evangeli.a, you're wast1ng
your time. They are very smart-alecky and
they th.U1k theY're somebody.
to blame, to blame oneself
(the) old worthless ship
(the) tempest,
(But) don't fuss with them. It's our own
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f.auJ.t ('We[shouJ.d] ourselves') that
we are ourselves to visit the
1s1ands their wreck a ship 1n a stonn
like this. then, let's suf'f'erJ
choice , change
according to what he sa1d
in ti.me


OL



yLa





OXL;


Lp
Grammatica1 Notes
Verb: 'Mixed'
1t to your mind
The verb 'to desceoo' belongs to tlIe verbB 'mixed' conjugation
described 1n Note 23.3; 1ts SiJnple Past is Ionned like that the Class verb6, 1.e.

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(2)
against
to i.nvite



















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to quote, to mention
relativeJ.y. in regard to
to cross
ocean
Caribbean
whoever, llhichever
seasickness


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dear
35





This is it!That's fina1JNo morel
(the) separation
Well, dear, this is itJ The tiJne (our)
separation has come.


we'll each other again
short1y, brief1y,


12

Don 't be dramaticJ We 'll each other
This time it depends you. We
could be together again in 1 2 hours.
to be nonexistent, annihi1ated
(the) distance
ultra-modern
(the) communication
Distances cbn't exist arv more with ultra-
modern communication devices.



1et's 1eave a11 th1s and 1et's
get busy With various formalities, because
------------------------------------------------
already; (w. negation) more, arv longer
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don t ha.ve enough tilne (at diSPJsal).
(the) handbag, brlefcase
to conta:in
frag11e, brittle
to lock
D1d you write the big briefcase that 1t
contains fragile and did you lock
it secure1y?



(the) instruction, direction
Certainly, a11 your instructions.








to check,
of customs
(the) examination, inspection
duty free
hope tha.t when they examine things ('them')
at Kennedy Ai.rport, where the customs
inspection takes place, they'll tell me
tha.t they are duty free.


sure, certain
Don't count
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cloudy, overcast
route
The sky seems to be overcast. Imagine having
bad weather (tstorm
I
) routel
at an;,y rate,





to
(the) airport
Par1s
Paris
Don 't say tha.t: You 'll start me worrying




about you again. At an;,y rate don't forget
to send me a cable, as as you land
at the Paris Airport.
(the) worry



(the) nervousness
nervous
(the) smok:1ng
C Ohl You your worries: Somet.ilnes you





exaggerate and make me nervous too.
And when my nerves get hold me smoke
too much. hope smoking is permitted
the plane (at least).
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to 1'ace, to oonf'ront,to wlth
(the) crisls, judgment,opinion
01' aviatlon
Certainly, because otherwise the airlines
would be 1'aced with a crisis.
(the) steam navigation
by ship
(the) railroad
bytrain
There might be a great number 01' passengers
who would pre1'er to travel by or by
train just 1'or that reason.
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-6

elegant
channing
stewardess
1'lying
paradlse
(the) eharm
Yes, maybe. But you've 1'orgotten the most
important advantage 01' planes. The elegant
charming stewardessea who try (wi th
their charm) [their best] to make your
travel a 1'lying paradise.
uninterrupted
boring, armoying
to be depri ved
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(the) importunity
And although you somet1mes get a little
annoyed by their continuouB interest, do you
think many [people] could be deprived
this pleasant annoyance?
But time is flying. Which gate shall we go to
to wait1



















(the) night
United States America
Wait, let me ask the Information [desk] and
a150 if the flight for the U.S.A will be
delayed
.. .... ... ....
(the) pilot
(the) signal, emblem, symbol
(the) departure
Everything's ready. In a while they're go1ng
to take away the stairs and the pilot will
be cleared for departure.
to tie oneself, to fasten
(the) belt,
to take
(tlle) jet
't forget to fasten ('yourself the
safety belt before the plane takes oIf.
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Goodby, Basil, Tha.nks
everything.
) (2 )






to k1ss
(the) s tudies
(the) degree,graduation
Have a nice tripJ Till we meet againJ
Evangeline for and tel1 her to keep
her studies (tor graduation).


(the) will
(the) prom1se




Everything's going to be f'ine with a little
good wil1. For the present take Care
yourse1f and remember your promise.



won 't f'orget it. Word honorJ Have a
nice trip, dear, and hope that things
wi11 work a11 right! (' fortune will
bring things to you in the right way ) ._

to ex:change


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to suffer, to tolerate





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, ( )
LO





(1)
Spring (adj.)
monastery

monk
mosaics
low
morning
incomparable
noise
silhouette
character
front yard
barbarian
calm, tranquility
vanity
icon
austere
to say

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YLQ:
12
9.1/2 2.1/2


EnLvav
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noG

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Basic Dialogue
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IAt the U.S.Consulate'



-





candidate
(the) emigrant,
to appJ.;y for
(the) emigration, immigration
Excuse me, sir, who should talk to to
find out what is needed to appJ.;y
for immigration ('for my immi,ration') to
America2
(the) eyeglasses




course. Do you that employee with
the glasses2 He is the (in charge)
who will tell exactly what you'll have
to do.
Thank you much.


Gan you {'ho" can appear to be
useful to you'),sir2
(the) applicat10n
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YLa

I'd like to submit an applicat10n for
immigration to the U.S.A.

(the) specia1ty


nOLav
Why do you want to go to you
have relatives there, or are you a
special.ist :iJl something ('you have
specialty'


to emigrate, to :iInm1grate
cit1zen (of a countr,y)
want to go there ('to because
have a whos settled there. He's
citizen arxl he wants me to go
and stay with hiln.



ElvaL


(3)


to author1ze, to entitle
(the) preference
(the) quota, analogy




MLa

That entitles you to submit application
for second preference in the Greek quota.
Just a minuteJ Let jot down your
data.


(the) date
(the) birth
Your please. Your age and al50 the
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,

date your birth.

10
1917. 50

name is Gerasimus Nicho1as Leventis.
was born the 10th Ma.Y,1917; that is
to say 1m 50 years old.


divorced, separated
(the) widower
Are you married, divorced or a widower:i'


(the) divorce
(the) space eight years


vlas divorced ('1 took divorcJ) eight years
ago.


Wha.t is your occupat1on? Are you a specialist
in








(the) contractor
to undertake, to resume
(the) construction, bui1ding
(the) home
to comp1ete
(the) space twenty years
11m a contractor. bui1d houses. 1'11
have completed 20 years in this f1e1d
next year.
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llOLa



0XL



Grammatical Notes
Verb: Future Per!ect


1111 have completed twent,y years next
year.
The above example 111ustrates the use the Future Perfect which is formed in Greek
by hav1ng the future part1cle precede the Present Perfect form the verb.
The usage the Future Per!ect 1n Greek 1s about the same as 1n English.



Drill
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word g1ven the r1ght.






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(1)
to moet

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white
penal, criminal
reg1ster, matriculation ,book


Excuse tor [ask1ng you] this question.
but do you have a police record ('is your
penal register white')1


(the) transaction, dealings
to be accused





None whatsocver ('the whitest'). I've never
had to do with the police aIXI.
have never been accused the slightest
thing
the
(the)



,

Very well. Now, in order to get your v1sa
you'll have to produce the toUo_r.!.ng






437
(the) certificate
(the)opinion, sentiment
military
(the) military serv1ce
birth certificate, a police record, a
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certificate of po1itica1 (lsocia1
1
)
reliability (Ibelief') and of mi1i tary
service.
(the) testimony,
(the) weight, burden
(the) pub1ic, state, treasur,y
You a1so need SOlfiC evidence which shows that
you will not become a pub1ic charge.
This means that you must prove that you
enough money for your expenses,
to support, to sustain
or that somebody in the U.S.A. can
you.


EivaL


of the same racej a Greek
1iving abl'oad
wel1-to-do
r-t' is in a position to support me. He is
considered by the Greelc commur,ity as
we11-to-do.






who has sworn; a juror
written
(the) affidavit
In that case he must send us an affidavit of
support together with other certificates
w!lich wi11 show his financial status.
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('possibilities').



fault
he 'Would prove








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fina1]y
to be submitted to
detai1ed, thorough
med1ca1
examination, investigation
Fina1]y you have to undergo a thorough
med.ica1 examination.
You
l
11 a1so need three passport-size pictures.
for
(the) subndssion; suggestion
to to, to conle up
The fee for submitting the app1ication amounts
to 35 d011ars,that is to say 1.050 drachmas.
certain, re1ative
chronical, of time
(the) space, distance, course
(the) period
(the) granting, issuing, issue
After the date of the submi8sion of the
app1ication and the various certifjcates
you111 have to wa1t a certain pel'iod of
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UN1T )8



time unti1 the American Vice Consul ca11s
you for the issu:il1g your visa.


How long w111 have to wa1t, approximately'l



(the) march, course, route
(the) 1nvestigation, research
personally


5-6
It depends the course various
invest1gations wh1ch w111 be carr1ed out
( for you ). Persona1J.y th1nk 1t will
take 5 or 6 months.
favorab1e
Quite a long timel fut what can be done?

.. ,

At 1east hope everything's go:il1g to be







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Unit 39
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1In the Vice Consul s Office'
---------------------------






1917;
(the) envelope, file
Come in, Mr.Leventis. Have a seat, please.
have here your file with a11 the fOnTIS
and certificates.
You sa1d you were born in Thebes in , 917



Yes, Mr. Vice ('.onsul. was born in
but am a resident Athens.


Do you have another child here in




(the) on1y
have one on1;)' son who
has invited me to [come to] .America. And
two grandchildren.

as long as
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39
Your file to be and as long as
your has completed the form 1-130
1-130, you can leave for America soon.

to raise, to lift, to pick up
to S,lear
stand up, raise your right hand and
swear that everything you have said and
written is true.




(the) witness, martyr
s,,,ear that what said and wrote 15 true.
50 help God (Iand God is witness













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Un1t 40
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Basic D:La10gue
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'Greek Is1ands'
Frank



wonder
wonder what is1and can spend my vacation
this sUl1U11erJ
bewitch, charm,to fascinate



Wb;y don' t you go - to the island
which has channed a11 foreign tourists?


equally
simultaneous]y



J Come J are you telling him to go to
!Vkonos,which is a touristic iBland?
'Why don't you suggest another litt1e is1and
h:im, which is just as beautiful but 1s
(simultaneously) quiet?
Frank

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(t1,e) disagreement, objection
rea1, true, genuine
Gan you please tell me the reason for your
objection? don't care 1f Mikonos does
have 10ts tourists.

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40


What want i5 a real island environment.





(the) hustling, crowd,
Yes,but when you get [there) and the
real thing, that is to say the hustle-
bustle and the commotion so many thousands
foreign visitors cause (provoke), you
will change your mind.

Frank



Yes.,but don't forget,-Frank,being an American,
is used to comfort and think he '11 find
everyth1ng he needs this island.
Frank






willing
rustic
Not always,John. am willing to live a
rustic life in a simple little country
house far from civilization this






unkno\m
(the) tourism
Well then, if that is so, go somewhere el5e-
to Greek island. that tourists 't
about
charming, enchanting
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pri1nitive




And there, together with the enchantments
nature, you'll enjoy a real Greek way
life-- simple, perhaps a little primitive,
but genuine.

certain
to look !or, to search
Frank





Frank;
Frank




;
Frank


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to glorify
tiresome
trouble, worry
to relax
clarity
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to glitter, to flash
optimisJ1l
caJJnness
glance
to wander; to be
horizon
apex, zenith
)
j to reflect (oneself)
surface


.





microscopic
pir:turesque

fantastic
brilJiant
artificial
unnatural


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EivaL




L

EivaL
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24 1954.


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unconcerned, careless
going
decision
family (adj.)
the following
emotion
preparation
slope













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Katllarevusa Cont.Pest fonll be discussed in later units
'In the Courtroom

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(the) cri:ninal court

41

( )

Why [are there] so many people (tlle
of) the Criminal Court?
(the) case,
trial, action
(the) homicide
Because there's a trlal a man
accused murder.
public, common
in confusion
(the) crime
to be carried out,to be executed
cold
in cold
indeed,
(the) indignation
whole public [opinion] is excited,
because this crime was conunitted cold
blood and provoked a great deal
indignation indeed.
(the) de.fense
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(1)
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451,
to present


abominable, atrocious
(the) action
Of course the defense attorneys are trying
their best ('by means') to present
their c1ient as mentally
irresponsible for his abominab1e action.
(the) inquiry
to be carried out, to be condllcted
(the) arrest, capture
(the) ki11er, murderer
But dur1ng the preliminary investigation,
which was conducted immediately after the
arrest the murderer,
to be provFJd
to
criminal
it was proved that he had p1anned his
crime detail.
to s tay near, to remain
of two months
\Vhat As know 've
just returned from England where stayed
for about two months and haven't the
sligl1test idea.
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(1)





to fight, to wage wa.r
punishment
judge
to judge
symphony, symphonic
criminal




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*to study
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457
41
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Unit 42

(the) motive, stimulus
(the) robbery
It appears that the motive of the crime was
robbery.
(the) victim
regu1ar
regular1y
(the) remittance (money)
The victim used to get remittances regular1y
from his relatives who live in America.
perio<i six nlontrJS
(the) idemnity, coml)enSation
Also he received a large payment from the
government six montlls ago.
(the) powld (sterling)
He had aLl this money, the greatest part of
which was in sterling and in dollars,
in his house.
(the) autJlor ,perpetrator, culprit
(the) habit, custom
The criminal knew that, because he observed
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the way life and the habits the
victiln for some tiJne.
And he had noticed that the victim _ a
young man hard1y 27 years old - used to
return home very 1ate at night.
period of 20 days
to act
50 about twenty days ago he decided to act.
(the) pass-key
He and opened the door o:f the young
man's house at night using a pass-key
to hunt for the money everywhere.
to hide
(the) trunk
The young man had hidden a11 h1s money in
an old trunk which he inherited from his
father.
(the) coincidence
by chance, accidental]y
t so happened that the victim came home
early that night,
in the very act; f1agrante
delicto
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and he caught the 111urderer in the act
01: operlinE the trunk.
(the) weapon.
to carry arms. to be armed
(the) revolver
(the) twinkle
(the) eye
to shoot
But the killer. who carried a revolver.
took it out and shot the victim quick as
a wink (three tirnes).
to hit. to strike
te
(the) brain, head
to expire. to die
Two the bullets hit the unfortunate young
fellow in the head and he died almost
instantly.
to strikejpersuadej



prevail upon
repeated, successive
(the) stroke
(the) corpse






The murderer however was not satisfied that
he had kil1ed the young man with the
revolver in continuation') he pulled
out a kni!e and stabbed the body repeatedly.
(the) shooting
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, "

Meantime the neighbors, vho heard the shouts




(3)









Useful words
--------...,----



(3)

the vict:un and the shooting, ran and
caught the killer just he was leaving.
to not:if'y
(the)
to arrive in time,
to arrest
(the) gendarmerie
They notified the police immediately and
in a little while the gevdarmes arrived
and arrested the and took him to
the gendarrnerie.
generO\ls
to send, to dispatch
thief
to ridicule. to mock
wild



sc:ientist
century
pr:i.son. jail
In the follo,l:ing sentences. change the singular forms into
crnCTL



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Unit 43
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43







(3)

(the) contradiction
to contend. to maintain
to assail. assault. attack
There. the preliminaI'Y investigation
the criJninal fell in a series
contradictions. He contend.ed that the
young man had attacked hiJn first.
to follow
as they say
(the) strugc1e. fight
(the) solf-defensc
then
to stab
His stoI"J that a fight and he
was forced to shoot (finding hiJnself)
in self-defense and .t.llen to stab hiJn.
aurlacity,
Can you imaginel I'mat a nerveJ
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(thc) trace
J
signJ mark
But the coroner's examination did not
trace of
And wh;y was he in the victim's house?
invited; guest
(the) paperJplaying cards
Perhaps he contended that he had been
invited and went there at night to play
cards with

(the) investigator
J
examiner
(the) vague speaking
MaYbe /., 'lhey told me that he answered
incoherently ('with a lot of vague
the questions of the
investigators as to what [he was doing in
the house].
thjl1gs look bad for him
That is the storyJ and as you can see
J
things
look very bad for the murderer.

-ov
(the) savagery
last
J
extreme
(the) penaltyJ punishment


nOLVWV.
And because of the savagery of the crime he
may face the extreme punishment.
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(the) distrj.ct attorne:\,
(the) deat.h
4.3









13








If were in thc district atton1ey's p1ace
vIou1d asl, the death pcna1ty for hj"'n.
(the) beast, catt1e
to be 1eft a10ne
Because there isn t any doulJt that if tlIis
beast 1o/as set free, he WQll1d reIJcat,
his crime.
convinced
(the) president
to treat
11m convinced t)IJ.t both the jurol's anu the
president the court fee1 exactly as
you and do, and will dea1 with ]-):im as
he




not gui1ty

contention
to be acquitted, found not gui1ty




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Fi.ll in eac11 blank with the proper form word given the right.
Nouns






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" guilty
,

thoft

,

,

apJ;liC'ation

Political Discussion
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40


















The (worlt) sessions the Parliament
have been discontinued, and after a
period of 40 days are going to have new
elections.
of service, of office
(the) caretaker
(the) conduct
Do you lmOH who is going to be the chairman
of the caretaker government which is to
undertake the conduct of the electionsi
(the) prime minister
capable
efficient
honest.
objective
think wi11 be the Prime Ninister_-
a efficient, honest and very
objective man.
to come down
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electoral
(the) system
44











Whic11 parties are ('coming
down to') the elections7 And what
electoral S'Jstern will be used ('adopted')1
basic

The same big, basic and traditionaJ parties.
And probably two three other
independent
as for
proJjortional
As for the electoral systern the simple









(
proportional has been decined
( 18J.OI)ted )
(the) (of voteS)
(tlJe) minority
majority (adj.)
I"'hy not the [simple] majol'ity [system]7
broad
(the )c'ircum.ference, distr'ict
to impl'ove
perceptibJy
(t.he) level


the sir,lplE: prolJ01'tiolk1J system wi 1,11
broader suffrage going
to im;Pl'ove the qua1ity ('level') tho
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consequently
(the) votcr
eclectj.c, elective
T}lerefore i1.. will rnake the voters more
eclectic.
to foresee, to anticjrate
to concentrate, to coJ.J.ect
(tlle) vote, suffl'age
\.'hat are ]1redic:tions ('you foz'esee')
for the next election5? "rJhich pal'ty,
in opinion i5 going get the
the votes'1
(the) protJabil:i.ty
(the) victoI'Y
think the I1ernocratic party 11a5 the best
chance ties to win.
to
to exclude
But expCI'ience has tauGht not to Utl.f
the lJ110x}'6cted. the l'olitical histoI"j
cOllntry i5 fu11 unexpectec]





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.
6 ~ 6 ;
~ ~ o , , . ;
~ o ' ;
6 6 ~ o ~ ~ ~ ;
;
~ , , ;
6 6 6 ;
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little while ago you were telling me about
the unexpected [events] of our political
life. What do you attribute this
(tthis
(the) factor
sociological
(the)
sociological and temperamental [factorsJ.



many factors: political,
(3)







lXEL
J ,

4'14
to ignore
to win
if for a moment we were to ignore
those unexpected [eventsJ,do you think
the Democratic party can win7

1es, especial1y in the rural areas where
it has a great many followers.

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civi1, civic, urban
45






















However, doubt the possibilities
its success in the 1arge cities
(rurban centers
I
).
(trIe) pror:raro
(the) signal, siel1, sym1Jol, emb1em",
slogan

The prograros and slogans the Democratic
party are very ancient;
(the) progress
progressive
and as we know, peop1e in big citics want
parties with progressive ideas--
present, actua1
jdeas and profI'c\Ins Wllich corresponcl to the
present socia1 prob1ems and presstIres.
Yes, but a11 these [ideas and pr'ograI!'JS] often
become for the security
the cotJntry.
(3) to dispute, to quarre1


1175
think that discussion has taken an
urifortunate turn ('enterecl an ugly road


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and wilJ. probably end up in a quarrel.
(the) bal1ot-box
Let's wait for the results the vote(Ibal-
lot-boxes' ) and let's talk it over.
think you 'r'e right. So long.
Dri11


to call, to name
cautious, reserved
reserve


liberal
conservative













Grammatical Notes
-----------------
Verb: Some katharevusa verb forms used spoken Greek.


The party was given in the villa
He disappeared.
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.this crime was commited in cold blood
the preliminary investigation
mich was conducted

"
.... .jt was .





murderer \las not satisfied
this road _las (found) under COJlstructioll.
.and when it was proved t11at he WD.S in
good health
The above sentences illustrate verb fonns whicll are sometimes used in
spoken Greek.
first six sentences show the use 01' katharevusa verb forms to
the Simple Past of Class ver1Js. The last two sentences ShOl;l the use of verb
forms corresponding to that of the Continuous Past of Class 111 verbs.
Since conjugation in katharevusa will be discussed in detail in Volume 111 of
this course, these forms should be memorised as vocabulary items at this stage.
Dative Case.
'lliank God.
,
in any case

... quick as a \tink (, in a twinkle

' in the very act

,

, , ,

in continuation
meant:iJne
in cold blood
in retirement
above sentences show the use of the Dative Case. Dative Case i5 used in
especially after certain prepositions.
spoken Greek the Dative CaSG is used in sonIe set expressions only as illustrated
by the above sentences,which been taken from units.
The dative case wi11 be discussed in detail in Volume 111 of this
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3rd Decl. ambassador.
The katharevusa declension of this i8:


.

G.

.



.



3rd Decl. factor.
The katharevusa declension the above is:

c..

Pl.



Usef'ul words
----------,--


(3)

standpoint, point of view
to be elected
to function
existence
monarchy
absolute monarcby
constitutional monarchy
republic
dictatorship
parliamentary system
parliamentary
authority, power,
government
law
legislative
power
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branch
Ca legislature
executive
power
assemb]y, meeting
senate
senator
state
TJI.e ll.1J.
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General Assemb]y of the U.N.
Security Council
Asia

Africa
Europe
North Amcrica
South Amcrica
England/Great Britain
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Cypr\ill
Japan
India
Israel
Canada
F'cople , s Re!JulJlic of Chj.
Turkey
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~ o
.
~ ~ o ~ ~ ~
o ~ .
~
;
~ ;
~ ~ . o ~ ;
. ;
~ . o ~ ' ~ ;
~ ' ~ ~ ~ ;
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;
o ~ o ' ~ ' E & ~ ;
~ . . . ;
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REVIEH
Reviffil Drills
s tat.e, er'
revolution
pronunciation
wrestlAr
evolut.ion
REVI},'Vl 4, -45
1. Change the fOnQS the underlined verbs to past; make other changAs where














,




Ol




2. Change the present tense forms the verbs to make otller changes Wllere
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IFine Arts
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Unit 46
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(Mr. Courbet)
46







Good afternoon, sir. hope you

met
(the) opening (of an exhibition)
etc.
met you at the opening Mrs.Alice
[art] exrdbition in Athens, [last]








Yes, course. Ho\l are you?

to meet again
it happened
very well, thank you. Since we were
fortnnate enougll to meet again 8.t her




exhibition in Paris today,
tms time can ask about your opinion
her works. How do you like (Ifind
l
)
thern?

1111 be happy tell you my oj:;j nion of thenl

and, in order that you might understand

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486
better - since you are a foreigner _
me
to tell you a few words about Greek
tradition and the in!1uence it had upon
her works.
to understand,to perceive
to connect, to unite
contemporary, simu1taneous
As an artist, Mrs.Boyadzis understood the
necessity to unite in her works the
(contemporary) present with the past,
[i.e.with) Greek tradition.
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487
to be to consist of
Tlle Greek tl',jdi tion, as you know, consists
of element3 fl'OlT, 3ncicnt, Dyzantinc and
popuJRr art.
to preserve, to maintain
(the) characteristic traits
Therefore, the intention a Greek artist
is to try to presel've certain
charactcristic traits from the ancient
and art,
to apply, to adapt, to fit
to adjust
specific
(the) trec:ty
to adapt them to the speciSic condHionr;
today,
modern Grcek
and then, as time goes to create a
new modern Grcek tradition.
easy to understand, intelligiblr,
(the) infinity


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forever
(the) art painting


















488
It is easy to understand that the
elements the art the past will not
be preserved [unchanged] forever in
Greek painting.
(the) conscience consciousness
-,
They will s:i.mp1y cormect UB with the past,
they will give UB the awareness
(tlle) :i.mpetus
and an impulse a pure new modern
Greek tradition.
(the) way thinJdng
Tllis is the reasoning certain
Greek artists,
and we can understand from the works
this lady that it has a great influence
the development modern Greek art.
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U1J1'r 48

I'd also like to emphasize the importance

of the fact that the works of this
painter have a purely Greek character.
(the) nation
(the) movement, gesture,
step
nation nlust preserve its 01,m pure
elements in its art, despite any
international trends.
hereditary
(the) physiognomy,
countenance, look
People look for the traditional
('hereditary') everywhere today.
(the) originality
Yes, but sometimes for originality too!
And that 's why the art has
been forgotten nowadays.
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(1) to investigate, to search


(2)

Because the artists search for origina1ity
and forget their heri tage ('lmoH1edge ).
to forget
side by side
And a10ng with the old heritage ('know1edge')
they have forgotten ('side by side)the prob-
1erns of art,
to be changed, to change (intr.)
(the) inventor
to discover, to revea1
and they have been transformed into
inventoI's who are on1y interested in
d.is COveI"Y
to deve10p, to progress
But tlle world and ideas and art do undergo
an evolution, sirl
to depend
50 hm, can ignore the present and its
needs and depend entirely the past?
to over100k
rnust not overlook the fact that the
modern painters a150 create mirac1es in
their Hay today.



!1odern ar't a150 has a 10t to offer.
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49

491
(the) example
for
For cxar'iJJ]e }et's at a Picasso pictUl'8
in the ot-!!er room.
to l'osist" t.o be gainst
(the) rule, law, precept
It's against the rules the art
painting, but j.t.
Yes, maybe,but don't forget that there's
only
Let me finish,
spectatoJ'
crec,ti.ve
model"11 pictU1'e, in my opinion, must
provoke the to participate
creat.ively (Iin creetive art').
The spectator must think and create the
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rLO:

ELvaL




(w. genitive case)


ELvaL




492
picture together with the artist.
(the) violin
For examp1e when we 100k at the Picassols
'Vi01in you and it in different
ways,
(the) irnagination
(the) fee1ing, sentiment
since, as
each us 1etting a part his
irnagination, emotions [or] fee1ings
[work] (Iin it
I
) since therels enough
room in i t for both us.
NatlIra11y this art is more
difficu1t for someone to understand than
the picture by Mrs.Boyadzis--
which, believe me, admire as mlIch as
do.
above, over, beyond
I3ecause above a11 it masks its fee1ings
and elicits your emotion. And think
this is the most important thing a
painter can achieve.
to again
We11, it was good seeing you again.
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Especial1y since we had the opportunity
of exchanging a fevl words (and ideas).
to draw a concltJsion, to infer
to incline
(the)
hope that you di(jn 't mislJnderstand what
sai(l and draw a concltJsion that am
inclined to.Tards surrealisrn.
to adore, to worship
You must know that adore art and adrrire
every work which is really worth while,
whether it's classical or modern;
(the) colHsion, conflict
artistical
(the) developnent
;"nd as well as you do that the
of artistic styles is an
important factor in the development of
art.


Courbet


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Cou:rbet


Cou:rbet
Renaissance

rxpEv.o


portrait



favorable
comment
critic








abstract
concrete
eJqJl'ession

li.ght



**********
creCltion


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of'
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* to p\1rsue
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IThe Greek Theatre
I


(3)


, ,






















to originate, to come from
verb
to act
to move
in front
illusion
especial1y
to consist
narrat10n
representation
stage, scene
moralizat1on
B.C.
A.D.
to chant
altar
as t:iJne passes
dancer
to be detached, separated
to respond
to [eign, to pretend
to play a part

to appoint
notDble, elder

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,
,

497
mr.n 50
goat
like

feminj.ne
mask
to distinguished
sl10e
busl<.in
vertical

stripe, flutine of a colvnnl
to be lifted, raised
to be separated
each, every
to compete
teaching
to trley were parti-
cipating)
to be saved, to be presel'ved.
place, location
name an altar

to build, to construct
wooden
semi-circle
seat
ho] J OW, concave
to substitute
construction
oblong
front of a stage
side-scene
obl ique, lat.c['al
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(1)
Cognates

)
"





passaEe
stone (adj.)
openair
food

this, that
point
moral
to
semi-chorus
chanter
to present
to contain, to hold for
coryphaeus, leader of tl1e chor-W;j
drama
lyric
dithyramb
epos
dialogue
choral part of a dance
tragic
comic
comedy
satyr
ode
hypothesis, affair, plot
hero
tetralogy
satyric
marble (adj.)
hypocrite
Chorus, dance
(J R S C c: () R S So
cycle














600















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1.1/2

50
12


15 7





520-250 3200
7 7 18 1
12







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fOl' "
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Grannnatical Notes
The jcatharevusa style seems to be mOl'e appl'opriate to the suJJject o.f tJle above
narrative.
Therefore, the student find in i t a nUl1lber of katharevusa preposit.ions, SUCfl as
etc., as well as katharevusa verb, noun and adjecti endillgs, most of wJlich
have already teen discussed in our previous Notes, e. g. 3rd pers. s1nc;.
and Continuous Past endings and ; final - of nOlli1S and Vc3; the
- of the accusative case of masc. and fem. nouns, etc.
Katharevusa verb forllls.
The 3rd pers. plur. Continuous Past endinc; of Class 111 i8
etc.
It should be noted that the dhimotiki equivalent VlJrb to
is 'to move, to shake', which is inflected like other Class 111 verb III
-
Note 50.2 Verb: Past tense in katharevusa.
Note 30.3 it was stated tllat in the katharevusa st;yle of the Greelc tllC
augrr.cnt is always used with the past tens9 fonns the v01'b, nottlithstandjnc; tlle
Although verb forms will be discussed in detail in the IJotes of Volwne
of this Course. some statement3 concerning the past tense aUfJTIcnt, based
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which occur in the above are given here:
The augment ( )
two forms:
according to traditional Greek grammars, can have
(,) a prefix ( the verb stem beg:i.ns with a
COIlSOl1Hnt, or
(2) a modification of the initial when the verb stem
begins a vowel.
,)
consists the syllable prefi.xed to the verb stem. In verbs with
prefiX cs, thc auvnent follows those prefi.xes. final vowe1 of the prefi.x (except for
and is lost.
t )

+
)
(
t
)
( + )
It sl,0u1(1 be noted that the prefix t)t-has the fonn before the augment,
e.E;., the verb ).
2)
<J.HD"lent consists a change of the initial vowe1 of the verb stem.
Thus, verbs boe;in with or change this to ,and those 'W'hich
IJGgin with 0- change it to w-
Pres.tense

----------
)rd P.Sg. )rd p.Sg. 3rd r.Sg.




(
(For more details vowel changes see Volume 111 of this Course).
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Verb: Dhimotiki suffix
As seen from Note 45.1 the C1ass verb S:imp1e Past suffix does not occur in
katharevusa.
Notes and 34.1 some examples of verbs of 'Mixed' conjugation were given. These
C1ass verbs, 5uch as C C etc. a1so fonn their Simple Past wi th the
suffix etc.)
Actua1ly the use of the suffix - in dh:imotiki i5 predictab1e, the genera1 rule
being as f0110ws:
verb in dhirnotiki, matter wlIich c1ass i t be10ngs to takes the suffix -
EJcamples:




Note 50.4 Letter-numera1s









The Ancient Greeks used 1etters of the alphabet to write numbers. This custon\ is stil1
used sometirnes to designate ordinal nwnerals, for to mark the numbers of a police
precinct, etc.
Tnese letter-numera1s are as follows:
2
3
4
5
6
7




,

8
9
10
11
12
13
20




etc.
Noun: )rd dec1. nouns.
(transferab1e in dhirnotiki to the 1st decl.

.

50)
P1ur.

G.





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(transferable in dhilTlotiki to the 1st decl.
Sincr
Plur.
--_11.

in dhimotiki to the 1st decl.
Plur.

f .
(transfera.blf! in dhimotiki to the 1st decl.

G.

Sing.



Plur.








(transferablF.J in to the 1st decl.
Sing. Pl\Jr.

in dhjn1nti.ki to the 1st decl. )

G.

Sing.



Plur.



(trilnsferable in dhimot.iki 1.0 the 1st decl.

G.

Sing.
. ,


504

Plur.



, ,

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(transferable jn to the 1st decl.
Plur.

G.


tr.
G.

,









PIU1'





reliv.on
tJIeOI',1i











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Gl.OSSARY

indign.-1ti.on
dear, beloved
ancient
Eneland
ho]y, saint






(f.)
(adj)
EL;yptian
Fgypt
fceli.ng, sensation,
HountAthos perception
45





31






to i/pore
\oIild, savage
ferocity, savaLery
contest, struggle
contest
to empty
irlIpassable
uninterrupted
indiscreet
dead end
jet







26






optimism

cent
integral, entirA
in Wll01e, in full
motionless
to follow
seashore, beach
sG8shore

true, genuine
change, choice
airport



repeated, successive
car, carriage





43
aviation
pediment
immortal
innocent, not
innocence
to be acquHted







rmIard, salary

defense
doubt
Aegean Sea
. ,

506
upon, over
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33 to to be
27

30 R
48
48


36



light, take fire
T1Pnaissanco
to force, oblige
to investigat,e
to discover, reveal
re1ief
invest.iEator
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45
49
50
the day
worry
blooming
human
"nomicide
spring ; I1.d:J )
open sea
srare part
to exchange
to correspond
to be against,resist
to subst,itute
involved objective

, ,

26
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burning
to ronew
object
pass-key
47 to understand, perceive

40

33





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representation
to rEJlax
mishap,
to turn upside
developnent
excavation
in confusion
east,
eastern
to quote, mention
departure
wind
independent
35







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27
to face, confront
political opposition
representation
objection,contradiction
to object
contradiction
higher, superior
vague spca!d.ng
to recite
apathy, indifference
required, necessary
answer
to be busy, occupied
38 to to, come upto deceitful, deceptive

32
irresponsj.ble
to belong


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infinity
forever
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36



35

26
opposite, in front
to apply
antiquated,outdated
busy
improbable
to take
afternoon (adj.)
to
26






27

to part with
separation
standpoint
April (adj.)
April
unforseen,unexpected
fluent1y
to be late
masterp1ece
26 to Lrant negative
indemnity, comfje!1Sat,j.on fiance
26
44
to reveul,uncovel',dis-
close
to exclude
archaeological
archaeologist
notable, elder j apex, zenHh
perfume
to be dctachad,sepal'ated
50




33
50

42
to respond
ansHerer'

absolute

to hush
distanco
to sencl, dispatcll







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let's
Asia
Asiatic
song
ace
joke
liglrtning
to glitter, flash
30

to memorizc ,learn by (
heart

star
astronaut


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40
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resnlt
to consj.st
abominable,atrocious
decision
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civil, civic, urban
po1ice
police (adj.)
incomparable
unusual, pecu1iar
paved with asphalt
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nort.hwestern

North America
nol'th
parliamentary
parliament
prize, award
onJ hey youl
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end1ess
steam navigation
b;)' ship
Attica
unfortunate
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increase
austere
Austra1ia
seli'-defense
j ElnperoI'

in the very act
' in the very act
vanished
abstract, absent-

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insupportab1e, tiresol!le
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unnatura.1
without charm, dtu.1

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basic

queen
to
green
villa
industria1
industrialist
store windo,:
ch3racteristic trait
g1ance
steering \'Ihee1
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v-adualJy
degree
decp
barbarian
(small)boat
weight, burden
heavy, strong
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a1tar

blue
callTlness
to ridi to )1I00'k
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generous

picturesque
eye[lasses
28 to shine. poliHh
feminine
40 to look for. seek
corner. ang1e

1H,tle corner
to
birth
Senate
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senator




bridge
geometrical
agricu1tm'al
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fOl'est
toI'cfI
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Japanese
vest
35


to tie oncself
reception. party
second
legitirnate.genuine.1awfu1










precipice
gray

scu1ptor
scu1pture
knowledge. erudition
expert
woman 's shoes.



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as they say
to declare
creation
cl'cati
to create. prodllce
democratic. I'epub1ican
newspaperman
pub1ic
30 R



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to charm
fur
secretary
writ.ten
lubrication
popu1ar
for
50 to coJrJPete
crO\om prince
divorce
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50 to be



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tion
dj.aJ.ogue
il1tellectual

judicia1 power


1awsu1t,case,trial

dictatorship

two months
night duty 30 to be given



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32


famous, celebrated
amus1ng

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wi.1ling
to preserve. ma1ntain
fomality
clarit.y
to differ
disag.reement.objection
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not 1n the least
double
degree
record. disc
Idller, murderer
transaction. dealings
efficient
cu1prit.author.perpetra-
tor
runner
44
to teach time-table

41

conduct
to be carried out
interpreter

42

cool
to act
possible
40

28
to wontier
director.
to faciHtate

26

west
to f1nd it hard to do
western

narration
33
to relate. to tell
crime
brain. head
document
to establlsh onese1f
opening (exhibition,etc)
in
(
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judge
judge
dith;yramb

41

26 to justif'y
( court justice.court-
room

511
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duty free
expression
motive)st:imulus
very small, minimum
Switzer1and
Sw1ss woman
Swiss
inspection, examination

crim:inal

crirn:iJlal (a. )

local

etiquette

nation

specialist

speciaJty
42
to notify

icon, picture

space 20 years
( ( 20 days
( 24 hrs.


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35


execut1ve power
to be executed,carr1ed out
to check,i nspect,exam:i.ne
free, independent, single
o1ive
rernittance (money)
26 W









45

sincere, i'rank

irony
in
district attorney
each, every
resu1t, issue, event
to be elected
eclectic, elective


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appearance
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against
beginning
dressed

dress,garment,clothes
to act
enthusiastic
chosen, select ( ) enthus1asm
elector1\l
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) astonishnJunt, surprise



strengthened,fortified
lease, renting,letting
juror
42
to expire, to die affidavit



ecstatic
performance,execution



512
importunity
boring, armoy1ng
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guilty
while
:1n front of
earJy
eccentric
period of 6 months
to cash
to depend
to d:i sappear
evolution,development
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to float
furnish:iJ1g (a house)
official
visitor
science
scientist
return
charge'" d' affaires
to attack,assault,assail
surface
cautious, reserved
reserve
argument




48
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examination,investiga-
tion
the fo110\dnI:;
exit


followine
consequentJy


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40


43


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hence
authority, power
to authorize, entitle
to g10rify
street door
profession
to follow
revolution
contact
embarcat.ion
inscription, sign
pursue
last name
wish
otJlong
level

















contractor
investigation, research
red
even:1ng (adj.)
last,
Evvo5:a
fragile
favorat,le
intellj gjble
favorable
woI1-to-do
broad
Europe
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applicqtion
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quiet, still
caJm, tranquility
hero

dat':J
sCJ.u.-circle
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moral

sca (adj.)

( ( ) Hi.'.tC't' ski

azure

death
30
to admire

adrniration

spectator




32 to offend


audacity, impudence
*

storm

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sem3.-chorus
Unite<i Nations
belt, zone
<{llGstion, issue
painteJ' (artist)
couple, pair
Zeu:'1
pair

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StDtes of
America


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medical




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of medical jurisprudence
ideal
special, palticu1ar
tarnperament,idiosyncrasy
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especial1y

saint ,holy
nat1ve
satisfaction
capable
vertigino'lls
Ju]y
India
,,
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invited
artistica1
moru{
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ballot-box.
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camQl

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historica1
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very red
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vertica1
seat

routq
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as wel1 as
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32
31
33



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quit,e bJ.ack
to
to be reduced to
to sy:allow
surprislng
at first
a't, first
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to bui:w., construc-t
28
heir
to inherit

manufacture, construction 49
to incline
to strike,persuade,pre- parliamentary system
vail upon ( )
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42
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spy
very white
affirrnative
to come down,descend




theft
buskin
ooncaw
sociolog:i.cal
very enthusias"t.ic
red
44 to come
bay

direction bathing
37 to be accused
elegant
then
under any circumstances
occupied
the
tiresome
leader of a chorus
crO\m
heads and tails



31

cellar
Centaurus
thunderbolt
to treat
capital letter




jewel
social
cosmopolitan
]1umor, good mood
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People '3 RepulJlic
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to move, to sha'ke
state, poIi'er
crisis,opinion,review
critic

50

35


movement,ge3ture,step
to mOve
branch
to lock
thief
!1croCJ,i:i






cruise
to hide
beast, cattle
strolce,
government
cycle
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because

remaininE, 1eft

fiower

loveJy dress

hil1y

(adj)
31 to solve
Jyric

solution



29






driver's license
swan
wave
to f1uctuate
CyprUs
taken in the proper
sense
generalJy
comic
comedy
rO\oring

cook (fema1e)

27
49

(
45

011
to be taken,received
to adore,to worship
adorer,worshiper
function, liturgy-
to function

40







to bewitch,fascinate
soft
greengrocer
mania, rage, frenzy
marb1e (adj)
eVidence
to 100k over, exam:ine
black
Marcll
wmdty
1ook, glance
valley

thin,slim,delicate

detai1ed,thorough

white
48
to

r01)bery

very, much

43
witness,
to st&b
port office
harbor-master



pound ster1ing
erudite,learned man
literature




41
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battle, fight
largest, bi gest
drunk, intoxicated
minority
to study
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mediterranean
inland
Mediterranean Sea
wi th
48 to be
goU1G








a11 at once
motorcyc1e

musician
grocer
trunk a traveler)
uncle, man
battery
ernigration, blue
36 to enlizrate blouse
engineer

windmill

miller

mystery

rn;ysticism

purple

mosaics
microscopj.c
50 to imitate

monarchy
abso1ute monarchy



27
50











emiLTant ,immigrant
rneanwh:ne
V81'iable
to CBrry, transfE,r
to partjcipate
gj.cal
moderate, fair
register
machine, a ,'paratus
since
CO!lstj.
mon1'l.rchy
monastery
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516
painter (of buildings)
spark plug
bravol well done

here is; here you are

admiral
seasickness
young man
young woman
modern Greek (adj)
youth
nervous
nervousness
cloudy
cloud
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strangerls guide
cloudy
islander
youth life)



illJconcerned,careless
wooden
bare-footed

45


victor.v
to conquer,defeat,win
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meaning

instrucYjon,direction
home
to be sroi1ed,adulte;'ated ' ,

legal



31
legislature



falllil,y (ad.1)
housewife
landlol'd
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49

legislative
power
1aw
mentality
southwest (adj.)
southern
south
o1d.-fas11ioned
to be asharned
dressed
dres8
to agailJ.













45




housekeeper
space 8 years
October
little (adv.)
a11 the trne
whole, entire
OJympia
O:lympic
Homer
conversatjon
fog
the sarne race
to name, to call
called
follower
weapon,
46 to meet again
42 to can'Y anns, be armed
27


to cal1 back



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at randorn
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parfait
fatherland
traditional
( shoe, sandal
high sea
Ionian Sea
500 drachrna bill

side-scene
perforrnance
to notice,
group friends
to present
to park
passage
despite al1 these
to present
to stay near, to remain
stay; eve
strange, queer
fault
shoemaker
shoeshop
instead
to overlook
factor
example
for ex.arnp1e
paradise
tradition, surrender
situated near the sea
to to
parallel
50
32
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48






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26


41




education
sky
at any rate
old \oIorthless sh1r>
everyLlline, the Hh01e
Virgin
full moon
slacks
stupid, foolish
wrestler
struggle, fight
old-clothes man
whatever,anything
to to be due
none
frost
impetuous
mountain
orchestra
as for .
to swear
organization
organized
to appoint
horizon

50

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520
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convinced

27 to describe (
contents
35 to contain 41
period, time
fortune,property,wealth
complicated
43 to treat, entertain
( revolver
circumference
26 to throw a\lay,to
alreadY,any mor'e
probability
pilot
sign
29 falling
certificate
slope 32
oblique,lateral
to wander,to 1)e mistaken
40
points (allto)
wide, broarj ,flat
majority
majority (adj)
side
near
42 tohit,tostril(('
44
29 to blo,"1
poem
poetry
poet
penalty,punishment

to fight,wage war
state
citizen
politics
civ11 engineer
mul
chatter
1
talkativenOS3
mm1J'-c:olored
marC}l,course
orange
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riv(:J'

to realize
agency
actiol1
stat.ion
am1Jassador
3 kind card game
)Jrinc<Jss
princo
preliminary inquiry
front yard
to foresee

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33
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47
to warn
to from

to prea:rI'ange
hardJy do so-and-so
to preJJlOditate
progres si
progress
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protocol
oriv,nality
fliE;ht
corpse

pyrarnid
shooting
to shoot
oh
invHed,guest
( front the stage
35
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26
34

33


to land
to att;'v. f'c
nex.t
add, to form
invito
effort, endeavor
to bypass
personalJ.y
peraonality,pel'sonage

stripe
current, stream
verb


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quick as a


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clothes

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mask
portrait
preference

pre't.ex.t
pronunciation
pr:ime minif>ter
mOl'ning

30 n see .for the first
t:ime


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30
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season
jacket
to Heigh anchor
tube (tire)
satyric
satyr
line,row,turn,order
page
September
to
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26




31


get up, stand up
to 11ft ,to ra1se
important,significant
point
not"
sure ,certiIin
to iron, to preGs
by train
railroad
silhouette
rnan's shoes
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thought
stage, scene
trouble, Horroy
garbace co2.1ector'
dark
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tuxedo
serious:I;y
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surrea1ism
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sporaiic

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firm, fixe,i
stcTeotyperJ
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verse, 1ine
eJemcnt
WIj.forl71
goneral
militDry
to turn
V01'50, turn

relat1ye
concI'EJte (adj)
to concentrate,co1-
1
concentrationJ sather"in;'
emotion
Bxcitinr:;
COll1]IHll1ication
to compose
compa1'ison
compared
to bc comjJosedJ
collis1.on,confJict
to
to discuss
to arrest, conc,'iVIe
arrest, capture
collection
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coincicIence
U.N.
' Security Counci1
adviser
cOlllpatriot
conservative
shortly.,
abbreviated,shortened
retired person
colonel
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neighboring
frontier,boundary







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to COlllplete
to symbolize 27
49
46



by chance, accidental1;y

fountain
as time passes
27 to assemble,gather


symphony,agreement
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system
sphynx

36

feeling,sentiment
to meet
captivating,exciting



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relatively,in regard
to
certain,relative
shape
comment
47 to cmll1ect,join,unite
50
to be saved,preserved
conscience,coJlsciousness

assemj,1y

a lot
entire,whole,precise

tavern owner


regularly

regular
28 to suffer,be exhausted
talent

taxicab
traveler's check



28
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29
consequence
workshop
continuation
to be continued
ha')it, custom
composition
COl1lpOSer
treaty,condition
signal,sign,emblem,
slogan
overcasl., cloudy
to accmnpany,escort

trouble, disorder
identity

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way of thinking

tomb
recent).y
finalJy
customhouse
of customs






food
briefcase,handbag
cement
type, character
destiny,fate,fortune
present, actual
table-cloth








30
30






26






rough, agitated
tetralogy
artificial
technique
window pane
honest
punisl111lent
such, such as
to stress, emphasize
to put,set,place
place, location
tourism
Turkey
thiR, that
tragic
goat
to drive 8.0. crazy
tempest, storm
hYTnn
the samc old
for some rea80n


28

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50

land and water,sphere,

g10be
to adopt (a C}lild)
national antrIem
a1r
existfJi1ce

above
defense

responsible
of service, office
caretaker goven11llent
sleep
to be subjected to,
tc unclergo
8\'hndssion,suggestion
shoe
s!loe store
reception, welcom0
tr play a part
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slice,'Feta'
28

50

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to suppose,assume,praS1..111E'
bra":lch ce)

to feign, pretcnd

hypocritc

to sUPIJort

prallise
45
ministry of public

works
35
minis"t.ry of defense


of education


minister of ceoorrlination
flirtation,coquetry
liberal
frienship
friendJ.y
literature,philology
to dispute,quarrel
hospitality
to kiss
flame
a kind of Greek carpet
murder
dress
truck
( aPJJearance

35



50

( )


26



to suffer, tolerate
obligation
ca'ldj.date

to be lifted,raiFed
judGinc; by appearance
envelopc, file
Httle lantern
to im;3.gin9
imaeination
fantastic
February
26





31
34

26


29



to wear, to put
ba!{er
blouse
dress
brake
opinion,sentiment
to take care
to be wrong, to make
a mistake, to blame
onesel!
prison, j1.il
to keep, to watch
naturally

to blow

brilliant
photographic
COURSk
33 to enjO"J
chronical,of til1le

so)]
(<!.) port.",r
low (adv)

character

( characteristics



50




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:rustic
to bc scparated
divorccd, separa ted


to
cold

votcr
of soul
to chant
menta jll
habordasher
to look for. s03rch
chanter

to co.nta::'1j, hold
roOI11 for

50
50

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chemistry
fat,coarse,rude
dancer
snow
it snows
butcher
yesterday (adj)
a piece of handwork
paper
p1ay;ing cards
paper,map,chart
winter (adi)










29









granting,issuin8.issue
choral parG a dance
c110rus, dance
use
B.C.

year

in 001()
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most beautiful
certain
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