Chapter 2 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT II. SCENE I. A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero. A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage. MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
Chapter 2 of Demetrius: A Play is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 2/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 6–10
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offering little or no hope
From this reading “A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.”
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading “A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.”
plural of “nun” — a woman religious
From this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading “MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.”
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
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In this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
In this reading “MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.”
In this reading “MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.”
bypass
In this reading “A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.”
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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 A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT II.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
offering little or no hope
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
plural of “nun” — a woman religious
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
above and across; more than
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Greek convent in a bleak district near the sea Belozero.
a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
create by training and teaching
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading A train of nuns, in black robes and veils, passes over the back of the stage.
a Caucasian
From this reading MARFA, in a white veil, stands apart from the others, leaning on a tombstone.
Chapter 2 of Demetrius: A Play by Friedrich Schiller holds 552 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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