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- verb Second-person singular simple present form of
accord .
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Examples
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So do thou set in my presence thine idol which thou adorest and bid all thy folk bring each his image: and when they are all present, do ye pray them to be wroth with me and I will pray my Lord to be wroth with them, and ye shall descry the difference between the anger of the creature and that of the
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Let Krishna understand this temper of thy mind and know that thou adorest him with all thy heart.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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As regards them also, viz., the foes of Duryodhana, whom thou adorest, O Brahmana, brave warriors of theirs, in hundreds and thousands, have been slain.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou art worthy of our adoration, but thou adorest us still.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And Jupiter his son, whom ye adore, which slew his father, and took his sister to his wife, what evil was this? how art thou in great error that adorest this cursed man, and sayest to the image of stone: Thou art my god, and to the stock of tree: Help me.
The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900
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Fearest thou a scorching for his sake thou adorest, the miracle of men? '
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Fearest thou a scorching for his sake thou adorest, the miracle of men? '
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Fearest thou a scorching for his sake thou adorest, the miracle of men? '
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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So do thou set in my presence thine idol which thou adorest and bid all thy folk bring each his image: and when they are all present, do ye pray them to be wroth with me and I will pray my Lord to be wroth with them, and ye shall descry the difference between the anger of the creature and that of the Creator.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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What is that which the man whom thou so adorest can do for thee?
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V. 1634-1716 1823
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