Chapter 10 of Imaginary Conversations and Poems is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Imaginary Conversations and Poems is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace? _Tasso._ She is dead! _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men! What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you? _Tasso._ Sister! sister! sister!
Chapter 10 of Imaginary Conversations and Poems is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?”
form a curve
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?”
third-person singular of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?”
superlative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?”
the state of lacking unity
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?”
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “_Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!”
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later than; following
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
dearly loved
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
form a curve
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
third-person singular of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
superlative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Tasso._ She is dead!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tasso._ She is dead!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
the force of workers available
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
on one occasion
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
the state of lacking unity
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Tasso._ She is dead!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _Tasso._ Sister! sister! sister!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
From this reading _Tasso._ She is dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading _Cornelia._ Tenderest of brothers! bravest and best and most unfortunate of men!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
a late time of life
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, in the name of heaven, so bewilders you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Cornelia._ Torquato! my Torquato! after so many years of separation do I bend once more your beloved head to my embrace?
Chapter 10 of Imaginary Conversations and Poems by Walter Savage Landor holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 378 sentences of Imaginary Conversations and Poems, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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