Chapter 8 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.” CLAUDIAN. “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.” CAMOENS. Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
Chapter 8 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.”
exerting control or influence
From this reading ““There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.””
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading “Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.”
with honesty
From this reading ““There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.””
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading ““There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.””
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading “Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.”
moral weakness
From this reading ““There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.””
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.”
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From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
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From this reading CAMOENS.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
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From this reading CLAUDIAN.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
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From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
exerting control or influence
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
with honesty
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
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 Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No gods, or gods that care not for mankind.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
moral weakness
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Adonijah, through the courteous kindness of his preserver, viewed the sumptuous buildings and edifices of Rome.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “There surely is some guiding Power That rightly suffers wrong, Gives vice to bloom its little hour, But virtue late and long.”
Chapter 8 of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion. by Jane Margaret Strickland holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
Chapter 8 holds 57 sentences of Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion., unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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