Chapter 10 of Fiesco is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Fiesco is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIESCO (scornfully). That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity. ANDREAS (in an elevated manner). Vain scoffer! Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
Chapter 10 of Fiesco is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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position 80 in a countable series of things
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
raised above the ground
From this reading “ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).”
time without end
From this reading “That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.”
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Vain scoffer!”
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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 That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
position 80 in a countable series of things
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
raised above the ground
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
time without end
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIESCO (scornfully).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
From this reading Vain scoffer!
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading FIESCO (scornfully).
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Vain scoffer!
in the company of; together with
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
Chapter 10 of Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller holds 427 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 10 holds 427 sentences of Fiesco, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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