Chapter 5 of Borgia: A Period Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Borgia: A Period Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[MICHELOTTO _bows and retires_. _The_ POPE _seats himself_. ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged.... Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news! _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
Chapter 5 of Borgia: A Period Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading “’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....”
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “_Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.”
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading “Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “_The_ POPE _seats himself_.”
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
an area that includes places where several people can sit
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [MICHELOTTO _bows and retires_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading [MICHELOTTO _bows and retires_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
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From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _The_ POPE _seats himself_.
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
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From this reading [MICHELOTTO _bows and retires_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
information about recent and important events
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading _The_ POPE _seats himself_.
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading [MICHELOTTO _bows and retires_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading _The_ POPE _seats himself_.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
the season of growth
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The_ POPE _seats himself_.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis Camerino first to be besieged....
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, and the secret spring upon Urbino-- My leopard!--that must come to me as news!
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From this reading _Enter_ DUKE CESARE DE VALENTINOIS DELLA ROMAGNA.
Chapter 5 of Borgia: A Period Play by Michael Field holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 402 sentences of Borgia: A Period Play, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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