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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.” [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p. 138, this word is altered to “bayes.” From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_. 1573, 4to.
Chapter 5 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “138, this word is altered to “bayes.””
English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
From this reading “138, this word is altered to “bayes.””
a room where books are kept
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “[146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.””
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “[147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “138, this word is altered to “bayes.””
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From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
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From this reading [146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.”
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From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
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From this reading 1573, 4to.
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From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
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From this reading 1573, 4to.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.”
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From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
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From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
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From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
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From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
a room where books are kept
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From _Johannis Parkhvrsti Ludicra siue Epigrammata Juuenilia_.
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From this reading [146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.”
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From this reading [146] _slouth_] Old ed. “sloulth.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [147] _fraes_] i. e. phrase.—In the _Muses Library_, 1737, p.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading 138, this word is altered to “bayes.”
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