Chapter 1 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT I. SCENE I. THE DIET AT CRACOW. On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall. On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
Chapter 1 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading “THE DIET AT CRACOW.”
raised above the ground
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading “On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.”
assembly possessing high legislative powers
From this reading “On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.”
having something on top
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
raised above the ground
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I.
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
assembly possessing high legislative powers
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
having something on top
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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