Chapter 2 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
wise Mambres. The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished. Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon. ZADIG; OR FATE. Approbation.
Chapter 2 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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official approval
From this reading “Approbation.”
third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.”
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.”
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
From this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
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In this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
In this reading “The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.”
In this reading “Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.”
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highly skilled
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
official approval
From this reading Approbation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
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From this reading wise Mambres.
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading wise Mambres.
a late time of life
From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
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From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.
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