Chapter 1 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century. Author of "Beatrice Cenci." TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge. New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway. MDCCCLIX.
Chapter 1 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
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a university in England
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coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.”
a university in Massachusetts
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of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.”
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
From this reading “New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
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English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.”
In this reading “See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.”
In this reading “TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.”
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From this reading New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Beatrice Cenci."
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Author of "Beatrice Cenci."
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
a university in England
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From this reading New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.
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From this reading Author of "Beatrice Cenci."
a period of 100 years
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
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From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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From this reading MDCCCLIX.
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
From this reading New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// A Historical Novel of the Fifteenth Century.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading TRanslated from the Italian, by Luigi Monti, A.M., Instructor in Italian at Harvard University, Cambridge.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: Rudd & Carleton, 310 Broadway.
Chapter 1 of Isabella Orsini by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi holds 23 sentences, grouped into 5 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 1 holds 23 sentences of Isabella Orsini, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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