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 1 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me! MEISCHEK. Name thy wish, my child. MARINA. Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
Chapter 1 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 105/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 521–525
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seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?”
let have
From this reading “Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?”
a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
From this reading “MARINA.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!”
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refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Name thy wish, my child.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
let have
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
From this reading MARINA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEISCHEK.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Name thy wish, my child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
express the need or desire for
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Name thy wish, my child.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Name thy wish, my child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shall I remain shut up at Sambor with The fires of boundless longing in my breast?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet one request, my dearest, best of fathers, I pray you grant me!
Chapter 1 of Demetrius: A Play by Friedrich Schiller holds 551 sentences, grouped into 111 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.
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