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Chapter 3 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON. I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II. The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III. Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors. The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
Chapter 3 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading “THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON.”
third-person singular of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.”
third-person singular of “convene” — meet formally
From this reading “The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.”
plural of “converse” — a proposition obtained by conversion
From this reading “The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.”
with eloquence
From this reading “The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.”
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading “Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.”
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
From this reading “Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.”
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In this reading “The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
third-person singular of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
third-person singular of “convene” — meet formally
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
plural of “converse” — a proposition obtained by conversion
From this reading The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
with eloquence
From this reading The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
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From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading The King of Babylon convenes his Council and consults the Oracle III.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading I. Royal contest for the hand of Formosanta II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS OF BABYLON.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Royal festival given in honor of the kingly visitors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bird converses eloquently with Formosanta IV.
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