Chapter I
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HILARIA. HILARIA. THE FESTIVE BOARD. “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.” MILTON.
Hilaria. The Festive Board
Chapter I
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HILARIA.
HILARIA.
THE
FESTIVE
BOARD.
“Mirth,
admit
me
of
thy
crew.”
MILTON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Hilaria. The Festive Board
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hilaria. The Festive Board is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
HILARIA.
Line 2
HILARIA.
Line 3
THE
FESTIVE
BOARD.
/ðə ˈfestɪv bɔːrd/
Line 4
“Mirth,
admit
me
of
thy
crew.”
/mɜːrθ ədˈmɪt miː ʌv ðaɪ kruː/
Line 5
MILTON.
/ˈmɪltən/
Learner Dictionary
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““Mirth, admit me of thy crew.””
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “THE FESTIVE BOARD.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading ““Mirth, admit me of thy crew.””
festive
adjective
US /ˈfestɪv/
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading “THE FESTIVE BOARD.”
milton
noun
US /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “MILTON.”
Mirth
noun
US /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading ““Mirth, admit me of thy crew.””
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Mirth, admit me of thy crew.””
Word partnerships in these lines
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FESTIVE BOARD
adjective + noun
In this reading “THE FESTIVE BOARD.”
All words in this reading · 11
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading THE FESTIVE BOARD.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
FESTIVEadjectiveUS /ˈfestɪv/
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading THE FESTIVE BOARD.
HILARIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILARIA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
MILTONnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading MILTON.
MirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FESTIVE BOARD.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Mirth, admit me of thy crew.”
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