Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Saint Joan is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES. Oh, your voices, your voices. Why dont the voices come to me? I am king, not you. JOAN.
Saint Joan
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Saint Joan is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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CHARLES.
Oh,
your
voices,
your
voices.
Why
dont
the
voices
come
to
me?
I
am
king,
not
you.
JOAN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Saint Joan
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Saint Joan is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
CHARLES.
/tʃɑːrlz/
Line 2
Oh,
your
voices,
your
voices.
/oʊ jɔːr ˈvɔɪsəz jɔːr ˈvɔɪsəz/
Line 3
Why
dont
the
voices
come
to
me?
Line 4
I
am
king,
not
you.
/aɪ æm kɪŋ nɑːt juː/
Line 5
JOAN.
Learner Dictionary
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why dont the voices come to me?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “I am king, not you.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Oh, your voices, your voices.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 16
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am king, not you.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
dont
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am king, not you.
JOAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I am king, not you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am king, not you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, your voices, your voices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Oh, your voices, your voices.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why dont the voices come to me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am king, not you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, your voices, your voices.
Chapter 7 of Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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Chapter 7 holds 435 sentences of Saint Joan, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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- Saint
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