Chapter 3 of The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes. LYSIAS. Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness? This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger? Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.
Chapter 3 of The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.”
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
From this reading “Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYSIAS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Ha!--I suspect-- QUEEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haste, and shew me to the Prince Arsaces, Delay not, see the signet of Vardanes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This tumult of the soul?--what means this dagger?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Royal Thermusa, why this eagerness?
Chapter 3 of The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy by Thomas Godfrey holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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