Chapter 2 of Fiesco is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Fiesco is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MASK. We are accustomed to spend it in action. FIESCO. A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina. VERRINA (unmasking).
Chapter 2 of Fiesco is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “We are accustomed to spend it in action.”
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “We are accustomed to spend it in action.”
react verbally
From this reading “A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.”
third-person singular of “bespeak” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.”
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading “A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “A MASK.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “We are accustomed to spend it in action.”
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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 MASK.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
react verbally
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
third-person singular of “bespeak” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIESCO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading A MASK.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
From this reading VERRINA (unmasking).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A manly answer--such as bespeaks Verrina.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are accustomed to spend it in action.
Chapter 2 of Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 416 sentences of Fiesco, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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