Chapter 6 of Fiesco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Fiesco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIESCO. My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous. Does this Roman's head thus strike you? Look there! Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
Chapter 6 of Fiesco is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.”
a young unmarried woman
From this reading “Observe that damsel--what soft expression!”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Observe that damsel--what soft expression!”
not taken into account
From this reading “My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.”
the local environment
From this reading “My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.”
possessive form of “roman” — a resident of modern Rome
From this reading “Does this Roman's head thus strike you?”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “Does this Roman's head thus strike you?”
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does this Roman's head thus strike you?
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Does this Roman's head thus strike you?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look there!
used to form the superlative
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
not taken into account
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
the local environment
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
possessive form of “roman” — a resident of modern Rome
From this reading Does this Roman's head thus strike you?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Does this Roman's head thus strike you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Look there!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Does this Roman's head thus strike you?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Observe that damsel--what soft expression!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My friend, amidst this admiration you have overlooked the parts most truly beauteous.
Chapter 6 of Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 429 sentences of Fiesco, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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