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Domesday Book

Chapter VI

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Let's see from whence we came.
I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.
Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?
Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.
Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.
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Domesday Book

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Domesday Book is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Let's see from whence we came.
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I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.
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Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?
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Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.
/naʊ let ʌs siː wʌt fuːd ˈaʊər ˈspɪrɪts fiːd ɑːn/
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Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.
/ˈpæləstaɪn ɪz dʒʌst ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkʌntri faɪts fɔːr laɪf əˈɡenst ə ˈɡreɪtər ˈpraʊəs skɪl ɪn ɑːrmz/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ethic noun US /ˈeθɪk/

the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

From this reading “Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?”

fights noun US /faɪts/

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading “Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.”

frog noun US /frɑːɡ/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading “I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.”

Hebrew noun US /ˈhiːbruː/

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

From this reading “I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.”

Hebrews noun US /ˈhiːbruːz/

the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)

From this reading “Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?”

Palestine noun US /ˈpæləstaɪn/

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

From this reading “Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.”

prowess noun US /ˈpraʊəs/

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

From this reading “Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.”

theology noun US /θiˈɑːlədʒi/

the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

From this reading “I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

from whence preposition + adverb

In this reading “Let's see from whence we came.”

feed on verb + particle

be sustained by

In this reading “Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.”

fights for verb + particle counted as “fight for”

In this reading “Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.”

All words in this reading · 70

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

ControlnounUS /kənˈtroʊl/

power to direct or determine

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

decaloguenoun

the biblical commandments of Moses

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

ethicnounUS /ˈeθɪk/

the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

feedverbUS /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

fightsnounUS /faɪts/

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

frognounUS /frɑːɡ/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

HebrewnounUS /ˈhiːbruː/

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

HebrewsnounUS /ˈhiːbruːz/

the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/

plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

legsnounUS /leɡz/

staying power

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

Let's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

Pentateuchnoun

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

PreachverbUS /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

prowessnounUS /ˈpraʊəs/

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

rulesnounUS /ruːlz/

plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading Palestine Is just a little country, fights for life Against a greater prowess, skill in arms.

spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

suckledadjective

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

theologynounUS /θiˈɑːlədʒi/

the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now let us see What food our spirits feed on.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Let's see from whence we came.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I take the Hebrew faith, the very frog legs Of our theology--no use to say It has no place with us.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your ministers Preach from the Pentateuch, its decalogue Is all our ethic nearly; and our life Is suckled by the Hebrews; don't the Jews Control our business, while our business rules Our spirits far too much?

Chapter 6 of Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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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Books
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