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

Chapter XIV

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APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.
TRIUMPH OF THE 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.
"Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.
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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/300 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.
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TRIUMPH OF THE WISE MAMBRES.
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THE SEVEN YEARS PROCLAIMED BY DANIEL ARE ACCOMPLISHED.
Line 4
NEBUCHADNEZZAR RESUMES THE HUMAN FORM, MARRIES THE BEAUTIFUL AMASIDIA, AND ASCENDS THE THRONE OF BABYLON.
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"Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.”

All words in this reading · 36

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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.

APOTHEOSIS

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From this reading APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.

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.

BULL

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From this reading APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE SEVEN YEARS PROCLAIMED BY DANIEL ARE ACCOMPLISHED.

changed

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From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

DANIEL

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From this reading THE SEVEN YEARS PROCLAIMED BY DANIEL ARE ACCOMPLISHED.

FORM

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From this reading NEBUCHADNEZZAR RESUMES THE HUMAN FORM, MARRIES THE BEAUTIFUL AMASIDIA, AND ASCENDS THE THRONE OF BABYLON.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

HUMAN

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From this reading NEBUCHADNEZZAR RESUMES THE HUMAN FORM, MARRIES THE BEAUTIFUL AMASIDIA, AND ASCENDS THE THRONE OF BABYLON.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

king

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From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

MAMBRES

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From this reading TRIUMPH OF THE 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.

now

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From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

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.

said

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From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

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 APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.

things

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From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

THRONE

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From this reading NEBUCHADNEZZAR RESUMES THE HUMAN FORM, MARRIES THE BEAUTIFUL AMASIDIA, AND ASCENDS THE THRONE OF BABYLON.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Great king," said Mambres to him, "the order of things is now changed.

TRIUMPH

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From this reading TRIUMPH OF THE WISE MAMBRES.

WHITE

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From this reading APOTHEOSIS OF THE WHITE BULL.

WISE

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From this reading TRIUMPH OF THE WISE MAMBRES.

YEARS

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From this reading THE SEVEN YEARS PROCLAIMED BY DANIEL ARE ACCOMPLISHED.