Chapter 8 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566. By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER. _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS. Titus Liuius. Herodotus.
Chapter 8 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “_Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “_Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “_Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.”
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading “Titus Liuius.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.”
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From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
morally obligatory
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
From this reading Herodotus.
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From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
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From this reading Titus Liuius.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
used to form the superlative
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
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From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
an artist who paints
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
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From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading Titus Liuius.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Nere the Tower of London the first of Ianuarie, 1566.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Authours out of whom these Nouelles be selected, or which be remembred in diuers places of the same._ GREEKE AND LATINE AUTHORS.
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From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By your L. most bounden WILLIAM PAINTER.
Chapter 8 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by William [Translator] Painter holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 8 holds 444 sentences of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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