Chapter 15 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence. Otherwise my spell must lose its potency." "These are my friends. Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly. "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
Chapter 15 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “"Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “"Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.”
having lost your job
From this reading “"Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."”
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading “Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."”
for a short time
From this reading “Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These are my friends.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
(Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
having lost your job
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "These are my friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
go away from a place
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
for a short time
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Otherwise my spell must lose its potency."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them remain here," returned Belshazzar, shortly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let my lord give me leave to depart out of his presence.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These are my friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let the prince my lord command every one to be dismissed from his presence.
Chapter 15 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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