Chapter 4 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story. Authorship uncertain. Part of it lost. Quotations from it. Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast. Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
Chapter 4 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of creating written works
From this reading “Authorship uncertain.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.”
plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “"Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.”
plural of “quotation” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “Quotations from it.”
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “"Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.”
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From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Authorship uncertain.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Quotations from it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Part of it lost.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Part of it lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Part of it lost.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part of it lost.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
plural of “quotation” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading Quotations from it.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Description of Holofernes' banquet as a Saxon feast.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Judith," a great poem founded on Scripture story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Story of Judith dwelt on to encourage resistance to Danes and Northmen. 83
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading Authorship uncertain.
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