Chapter 4 of Fiesco is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Fiesco is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOOR. Oh, most vilely. The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit. Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring. They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Chapter 4 of Fiesco is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.”
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “MOOR.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.”
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From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
the act of departing
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading MOOR.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Oh, most vilely.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, most vilely.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
express in words
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
in a vile manner
From this reading Oh, most vilely.
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