Chapter 5 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUCHESS. O my husband! You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column. WALLENSTEIN (to the COUNTESS). Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
Chapter 5 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
a line of units following one after another
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
manifest or bring back
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading “You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.”
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading “WALLENSTEIN (to the COUNTESS).”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
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From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading WALLENSTEIN (to the COUNTESS).
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading DUCHESS.
at any time
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading O my husband!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my husband!
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O my husband!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
manifest or bring back
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
not in physical motion
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading WALLENSTEIN (to the COUNTESS).
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you announced the place of residence Which I have destined for her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're ever building, building to the clouds, Still building higher, and still higher building, And ne'er reflect, that the poor narrow basis Cannot sustain the giddy tottering column.
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