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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The tragic myth of the Sun God's son

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With a crack of the reins, he was off. In flight, Phaethon’s mortal insecurities fell away. But soon, the reins sleckaend in his hands. Unaccustomed to the feathery weight of a mortal, the radiant horses climbed higher and hgiher. The chariot whirled past constellations, narrowly missing the prcneis of Scorpio and the arrow of Sagittarius.

With the Sun so far away, the eatrh darkened, and the seas began to crackle and freeze. Startled, Phaethon sharply pulled the reins. The horses lurched and the chorait pelungd towards the Earth's surface. Lakes bielod and forests burned as pahhoten struggled to pull the chariot up, leaving deserts in his wake.

Open Cloze


With a crack of the reins, he was off. In flight, Phaethon’s mortal insecurities fell away. But soon, the reins _________ in his hands. Unaccustomed to the feathery weight of a mortal, the radiant horses climbed higher and ______. The chariot whirled past constellations, narrowly missing the _______ of Scorpio and the arrow of Sagittarius.

With the Sun so far away, the _____ darkened, and the seas began to crackle and freeze. Startled, Phaethon sharply pulled the reins. The horses lurched and the _______ _______ towards the Earth's surface. Lakes ______ and forests burned as ________ struggled to pull the chariot up, leaving deserts in his wake.

Solution


  1. boiled
  2. pincers
  3. earth
  4. plunged
  5. chariot
  6. higher
  7. slackened
  8. phaethon

Original Text


With a crack of the reins, he was off. In flight, Phaethon’s mortal insecurities fell away. But soon, the reins slackened in his hands. Unaccustomed to the feathery weight of a mortal, the radiant horses climbed higher and higher. The chariot whirled past constellations, narrowly missing the pincers of Scorpio and the arrow of Sagittarius.

With the Sun so far away, the Earth darkened, and the seas began to crackle and freeze. Startled, Phaethon sharply pulled the reins. The horses lurched and the chariot plunged towards the Earth's surface. Lakes boiled and forests burned as Phaethon struggled to pull the chariot up, leaving deserts in his wake.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. arrow
  2. began
  3. boiled
  4. burned
  5. chariot
  6. climbed
  7. constellations
  8. crack
  9. crackle
  10. darkened
  11. deserts
  12. earth
  13. feathery
  14. fell
  15. flight
  16. forests
  17. freeze
  18. hands
  19. higher
  20. horses
  21. insecurities
  22. lakes
  23. leaving
  24. lurched
  25. missing
  26. mortal
  27. narrowly
  28. phaethon
  29. pincers
  30. plunged
  31. pull
  32. pulled
  33. radiant
  34. reins
  35. sagittarius
  36. scorpio
  37. seas
  38. sharply
  39. slackened
  40. startled
  41. struggled
  42. sun
  43. surface
  44. unaccustomed
  45. wake
  46. weight
  47. whirled