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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume
Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter II

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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.
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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter II

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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wise Mambres.
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The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.
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Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.
Line 4
ZADIG; OR FATE.
Line 5
Approbation.
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accomplished

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From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

Amasidia

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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.

Approbation

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From this reading Approbation.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

ascends

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

Babylon

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

beautiful

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

Daniel

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From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

FATE

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From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.

form

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

human

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

Mambres

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From this reading wise Mambres.

marries

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.

proclaimed

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From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

resumes

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

seven

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From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

throne

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From this reading Nebuchadnezzar resumes the human form, marries the beautiful Amasidia, and ascends the throne of Babylon.

wise

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From this reading wise Mambres.

years

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From this reading The seven years proclaimed by Daniel are accomplished.

ZADIG

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From this reading ZADIG; OR FATE.