Chapter 2 of Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSAMUND. Weep not, maiden. Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her? ALMACHILDES. No saint loved ever God as I Her.
Chapter 2 of Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who has recently been married
From this reading “Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “No saint loved ever God as I Her.”
held dear
From this reading “No saint loved ever God as I Her.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Weep not, maiden.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “No saint loved ever God as I Her.”
established irrevocably
From this reading “Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Weep not, maiden.”
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From this reading ALMACHILDES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
a man who has recently been married
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
at any time
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
held dear
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Weep not, maiden.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
not any; not one
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Weep not, maiden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROSAMUND.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading No saint loved ever God as I Her.
established irrevocably
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dost not thou, Man, that we thought her bridegroom sealed of love, Love her?
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Weep not, maiden.
Chapter 2 of Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 273 sentences of Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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