Chapter 3 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 16 is here in full — 683 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 16 is here in full — 683 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners. The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne. Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint. He sends a missioner to the isle of Manar. The constancy of the Christians of Manar.
Chapter 3 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 16 is here in full — 683 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.”
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading “The constancy of the Christians of Manar.”
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading “The constancy of the Christians of Manar.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.”
a small island
From this reading “Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.”
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “He sends a missioner to the isle of Manar.”
a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
From this reading “The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading The constancy of the Christians of Manar.
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
From this reading The constancy of the Christians of Manar.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
a small island
From this reading Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.
someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
From this reading He sends a missioner to the isle of Manar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Ambassadors from the isle of Manar to the saint.
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading He sends a missioner to the isle of Manar.
a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The saint's letter to the doctors of Sorbonne.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading _He writes into Europe for a supply of missioners.
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