Brian W. Davidson

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My 7th and 8th graders read this last Friday to practice working with various adjective positions:

ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ νεκροὶ πρὸς τὸν πονηρὸν οἶκον, οὐ δὲ ἠδύναντο εἰσελθεῖν ὅτι οὐκ ἤνοιξεν ὁ παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος τὴν θύραν τὴν παλαιάν. τί πορεύονται οἱ νεκροί; τίς ἐστιν ὁ παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος; ἤλθον ἐγὼ πρὸς τὸν πονηρὸν τον οἶκον καὶ εἶδον οὐδένα νεκρόν. οὐδεὶς παλαιός ἦν ἐκεῖ. ὡς προσέρχομαι τὴν θύραν, νὺξ παραγίνεται. ἀνοίγω τὴν θύραν τὴν παλαιὰν βραδέως καὶ ποιεῖ μικρὰν φωνήν. ἐντὸς ἐστιν σφόδρα σκοτεινός. βλέπω ἐντὸς καὶ ὁράω μόνον μέλανα. καὶ τότε λευκόν, πολλὰ λευκά. κλείει μετά με ἡ θύρα καὶ ὁράω τὸν λευκὸν τῶν πολλῶν ὀφθαλμῶν.

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