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The graded path

The graded path: short Latin and Greek passages chosen for learners, from level 1 (Genesis, Aesop) to level 5 (Tacitus, Thucydides, Sappho), each analysed word by word ahead of time.

TOOLlist_passages

Read one with get_text and get_analysis.

Input

Input
NameDescription
langstringOptionalla for Latin, grc for Ancient Greek.

One of la, grc.

levelintegerOptionalOnly this level, 1 (easiest) to 5.

From 1 to 5.

Output

structuredContent has these fields, and content repeats the same JSON as one text item.

Output fields
NameDescription
notestring
passagesarray of objectThe graded path, easiest first within each language.
11 fields
passages fields
slugstring
langstringLanguage code: la (Latin) or grc (Ancient Greek).

One of la, grc.

levelinteger1 (easiest) to 5.
titlestring
citationstring
verseboolean
wordsinteger
blurbstring
urnstring or nullCTS URN, e.g. urn:cts:latinLit:phi0690.phi003.perseus-lat2:1.1-1.11. Null when the edition has none (The Latin Library's own numbering).
urlstringAbsolute URL.
apistringAbsolute URL.

The same reads as GET /api/v1/passages, with the same shape.

Example call

{
  "lang": "la",
  "level": 1
}

Example output

structuredContent
{
  "note": "The graded path: short passages chosen and ordered for learners, each analysed ahead of time. Read them in order within a language.",
  "passages": [
    {
      "slug": "genesis-creation",
      "lang": "la",
      "level": 1,
      "title": "Let There Be Light",
      "citation": "Vulgate (Jerome), Genesis 1.1–5",
      "verse": false,
      "words": 58,
      "blurb": "Creation’s first day in plain, rhythmic Church Latin.",
      "urn": null,
      "url": "https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/read/latin/genesis-creation",
      "api": "https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/api/v1/passages/latin/genesis-creation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ritchie-perseus-ark",
      "lang": "la",
      "level": 1,
      "title": "The Ark on the Sea",
      "citation": "Francis Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles, Perseus 1",
      "verse": false,
      "words": 62,
      "blurb": "A baby hero, a fearful grandfather, a chest cast adrift.",
      "urn": null,
      "url": "https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/read/latin/ritchie-perseus-ark",
      "api": "https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/api/v1/passages/latin/ritchie-perseus-ark"
    }
  ]
}