A 1713 Play and American Patriots
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Joseph Addison wrote a play in 1713.
- A2
A 1713 play by Joseph Addison heavily influenced American patriots.
- B1
The 1713 play Cato, A Tragedy by Joseph Addison heavily influenced American patriots during the Revolutionary War.
- B2
The 1713 play Cato, A Tragedy, written by Joseph Addison, heavily influenced American patriots during the Revolutionary War.
- C1
During the Revolutionary War, American revolutionaries looked to the Roman Republic for heroic ideals.
- C2
When American patriots sought an ideological foundation during the Revolutionary War, they frequently turned their gaze toward the Roman Republic.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- heavily
- to a great degree or in large amounts
- influence
- to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something
- performance
- an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment
- statement
- something that you say or write in a formal or official way
- edition
- a particular form or version of a published book or text
- bind
- to fasten the pages of a book together and put a cover on it
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Library of Congress: Bibliomania (rare books). Read the original for the full report.