[Dickey] Ch 3: Preliminary Exercises

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[Dickey] Ch 3: Preliminary Exercises

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Just in case anyone wants in, I've typed out the text of the preliminary exercises:

## Preliminary Exercise 1

a. The wise man pursued the stranger.
b. The wise man died at the hands of the stranger.
c. to pursue (viewed as a process)
d. The stranger was being pursued by the wise man.
e. The wise man was not pursuing the stranger, because he was dying.
f. The wise man was pursued by the stranger.
g. to die
h. The stranger will pursue the wise man.
i. to pursue (viewed as an event)
j. The wise man will be pursued by the stranger
k. to be dying
l. The stranger did not pursue the wise man because he had died.
m. The wise man used to be pursued by the stranger.
n. The stranger is being pursued by the wise man.
o. to be killed
p. The wise man is dying at the hands of the stranger.
q. The wise man used to pursue the stranger.
r. The stranger was not pursued because he had died.
s. to be being killed


## Preliminary Exercise 2

a. she marries
b. we choose
c. he lies
d. we guard
e. they win
f. the animals seem
g. she takes vengeance
h. we consult
i. he marries
j. the animals obey
k. you educate
l. they are angry
m. we ransom
n. she takes a bath
o. he indicts
p. they take
q. we begin
r. he persuades
s. the animals defend
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Re: [Dickey] Ch 3: Preliminary Exercises

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Including only the ones not in the answer key. I think I've come to the conclusion that I don't like ἀποθνῇσκω.

Exercise 1

j. The wise man will be pursued by the stranger
ὁ σοφὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ ξένου διωχθήσεται.
k. to be dying
ἀποθνῄσκειν
l. The stranger did not pursue the wise man because he had died.
ὁ ξένος τὸν σοφὸν οὐ ἐδίωξεν ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
m. The wise man used to be pursued by the stranger.
ὁ σοφὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ ξένου ἐδιώκετο.
n. The stranger is being pursued by the wise man.
ὁ ξένος διώκεται ὑπὸ τοῦ σοφοῦ.
o. to be killed
ἀποθανεῖν.
p. The wise man is dying at the hands of the stranger.
ὁ σοφὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ ξένου ἀποθνῄσκει.
q. The wise man used to pursue the stranger.
ὁ σοφὸς ἐδιώκε τὸν ξένον.
r. The stranger was not pursued because he had died.
ὁ ξένος οὐ ἐδιώκθη ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.
s. to be being killed
ἀποθνῄσκεσθαι.

Exercise 2

j. the animals obey
τὰ ζῷα πείθεται
k. you educate
παιδεύεις
l. they are angry
ὀργίζονται
m. we ransom
λυόμεθα
n. she takes a bath
λούεται
o. he indicts
φράφεται
p. they take
αἱροῦσιν
q. we begin
ἀρχόμεθα
r. he persuades
πείθει
s. the animals defend
τὰ ζῷα ἀμύνει
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