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Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V
Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V

Chapter IV

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[2] Oxen.
[3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.
The King was on his throne.
The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.
A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!
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Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V

Chapter IV

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[2] Oxen.
Line 2
[3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.
Line 3
The King was on his throne.
Line 4
The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.
Line 5
A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!
All words in this reading · 37

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2

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From this reading [2] Oxen.

3

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From this reading [3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

BELSHAZZAR

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From this reading [3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.

bright

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cups

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

deem'd

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

divine

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

festival

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godless

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

gold

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

hall

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

heathen's

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

high

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The King was on his throne.

hold

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

Jehovah's

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

Judah

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

King

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From this reading The King was on his throne.

lamps

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

O'er

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The King was on his throne.

Oxen

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From this reading [2] Oxen.

Satraps

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shone

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading [3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The King was on his throne.

thousand

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From this reading The Satraps throng'd the hall: A thousand bright lamps shone O'er that high festival.

throne

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From this reading The King was on his throne.

throng'd

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vessels

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!

VISION

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From this reading [3] Such.] * * * * * VISION OF BELSHAZZAR.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The King was on his throne.

wine

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From this reading A thousand cups of gold, In Judah deem'd divine-- Jehovah's vessels hold The godless heathen's wine!