Chapter 8 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 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 Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
v. 739. —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance. The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.” Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
Chapter 8 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
extremely pleasing
From this reading “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
a brief written record
From this reading “Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “—— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.”
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 “The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.””
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From this reading 739.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
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From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
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From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
divisible by two
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
extremely pleasing
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
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From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
a brief written record
From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
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 Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
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 The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of Esther and Ahasuerus, or of Amon or Hamon, and Mardocheus or Mordecai, was formed into a fabulous poem.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading v.
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From this reading Warton, note on _Hist. of E. P._ ii.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —— _of Mardocheus,_ _And of great Assuerus, &c._] “Even scripture-history was turned into romance.
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