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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Francis Beaumont is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[72] See Chapter XXV, below. [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii. [74] See Alden's edition, p. 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p. 82. [75] See below, Chapter XXVI.
Chapter 8 of Francis Beaumont is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “[73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.”
plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “[72] See Chapter XXV, below.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “[72] See Chapter XXV, below.”
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading “172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “[74] See Alden's edition, p.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
possessive form of “thorndike” — English actress (1882-1976)
From this reading “172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading [72] See Chapter XXV, below.
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From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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From this reading [74] See Alden's edition, p.
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From this reading [75] See below, Chapter XXVI.
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From this reading 82.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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From this reading [74] See Alden's edition, p.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading [72] See Chapter XXV, below.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading [72] See Chapter XXV, below.
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading [74] See Alden's edition, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
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From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [74] See Alden's edition, p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [72] See Chapter XXV, below.
possessive form of “thorndike” — English actress (1882-1976)
From this reading 172 (_Belles Lettres_), and Thorndike's citation of Fauchet, _Les Antiquitez et Histoires Gauloises, etc._ (1599), _Infl. of B. and F._, p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
From this reading [72] See Chapter XXV, below.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
From this reading [75] See below, Chapter XXVI.
being two more than thirty
From this reading [73] Dyce, as above, _B. and F._, I, xxxii.
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