Chapter 7 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOL. “Do you know this lady?” COR. “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!” The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
Chapter 7 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading “The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
restored to a new condition
From this reading “The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.”
(Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome
From this reading “The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.”
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In this reading “The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.”
fix to; attach
In this reading ““The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!””
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
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From this reading COR.
transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
dearly loved
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
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From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know this lady?”
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know this lady?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Do you know this lady?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
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From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
restored to a new condition
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
(Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
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From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Do you know this lady?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The noble sister of Poplicola, The moon of Rome: chaste as the icicle That’s curdled by the frost from purest snow, And hangs on Dian’s temple: dear Valeria!”
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From this reading VOL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know this lady?”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The ancient city of Romulus had risen from her ashes like the fabled phœnix, with renewed youth and beauty.
Chapter 7 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. by Jane Margaret Strickland holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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