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Chapter I

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Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.
Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The World English Bible (WEB)

Chapter I

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward.
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Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
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Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
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001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.
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Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.”

Oil noun US /ɔɪl/

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading “Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.”

Solomon proper noun US /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading “Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.”

All words in this reading · 49

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001

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

002

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

003

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From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

22

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

Beloved

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

better

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

Book

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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ebible

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

forth

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From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

fragrance

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From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

kiss

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

kisses

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

love

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

Martin

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

mouth

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

oilnounUS /ɔɪl/

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

oils

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From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

org

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pleasing

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From this reading 001:003 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.

poured

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From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

reformatting

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slight

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Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

Solomon's

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

Song

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

songs

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From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

virgins

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From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

Ward

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Book 22 Song of Solomon 001:001 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

wine

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From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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www

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Beloved 001:002 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.