Chapter 4 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire. [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix. 2. _Painter_, I. i. 34; II. i.
Chapter 4 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.”
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.”
an instance of oratory
From this reading “The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “[_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.”
an artist who paints
a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
From this reading “The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 34; II. i.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
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From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
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From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
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From this reading [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Painter_, I. i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 34; II. i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
an instance of oratory
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.
an artist who paints
From this reading _Painter_, I. i.
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From this reading [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.
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From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading [_Source and Origin._--Quintus Curtius, ix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The oration of the Scythian Ambassadours to Alexander the great, reprouing his ambicion, and desire of Empire.
Chapter 4 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by William [Translator] Painter holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Chapter 4 holds 326 sentences of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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