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Rhythm & Cadence

Hear the natural stress accent of each word. Read aloud — exaggerate the stressed syllable.

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Read Aloud — Phrase by Phrase

The animation keeps a steady pace — use it to prevent the common habit of slowing down on unfamiliar words. In natural reading, pause briefly between phrases.

1μα-κά-ρι-ος   ἀ-νήρ, |
ὃς   οὐκ   ἐ-πο-ρεύ-θη   ἐν   βου-λῇ   ἀ-σε-βῶν |
καὶ   ἐν   ὁ-δῷ   ἁ-μαρ-τω-λῶν   οὐκ   -στη |
καὶ   ἐ-πὶ   κα-θέ-δραν   λοι-μῶν   οὐκ   ἐ-κά-θι-σεν, |
2ἀλλ'   ἢ   ἐν   τῷ   νό-μῳ   κυ-ρί-ου |
τὸ   θέ-λη-μα   αὐ-τοῦ, |
καὶ   ἐν   τῷ   νό-μῳ   αὐ-τοῦ   με-λε-τή-σει |
ἡ-μέ-ρας   καὶ   νυκ-τός. |
καὶ   -σται   ὡς   τὸ   ξύ-λον |
τὸ   πε-φυ-τευ-μέ-νον |
πα-ρὰ   τὰς   δι-εξ-ό-δους   τῶν   ὑ-δά-των, |
ὃ   τὸν   καρ-πὸν   αὐ-τοῦ   δώ-σει   ἐν   και-ρῷ   αὐ-τοῦ, |
καὶ   τὸ   φύλ-λον   αὐ-τοῦ   οὐκ   ἀ-πορ-ρυ-ή-σε-ται· |
καὶ   πάν-τα,   -σα   ἂν   ποι-ῇ,   κατ-ευ-ο-δω-θή-σε-ται.

Bold gold syllables = written stress accent.
| = pause here.

Read slowly and rhythmically, exaggerating the stressed syllable.

Technique: Clap or tap the stressed syllables as you read aloud.