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The Death of Wallenstein

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TERZKY.
Joy, general, joy!
I bring you welcome tidings.
WALLENSTEIN.
And what may they be?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Death of Wallenstein

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TERZKY.
Line 2
Joy, general, joy!
/dʒɔɪ ˈdʒenərəl dʒɔɪ/
Line 3
I bring you welcome tidings.
/aɪ brɪŋ juː ˈwelkəm ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
Line 4
WALLENSTEIN.
/ˈwɔːlənstaɪn/
Line 5
And what may they be?
/ənd wʌt meɪ ðeɪ biː/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bring verb US /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “I bring you welcome tidings.”

general adjective US /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading “Joy, general, joy!”

joy noun US /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading “Joy, general, joy!”

may modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “And what may they be?”

tidings noun US /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading “I bring you welcome tidings.”

wallenstein noun US /ˈwɔːlənstaɪn/

Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)

From this reading “WALLENSTEIN.”

welcome verb US /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading “I bring you welcome tidings.”

All words in this reading · 14

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And what may they be?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And what may they be?

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I bring you welcome tidings.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Joy, general, joy!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I bring you welcome tidings.

JoynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Joy, general, joy!

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And what may they be?

TERZKY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TERZKY.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And what may they be?

tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading I bring you welcome tidings.

WALLENSTEINnounUS /ˈwɔːlənstaɪn/

Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)

From this reading WALLENSTEIN.

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading I bring you welcome tidings.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And what may they be?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I bring you welcome tidings.

Chapter 8 of The Death of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

What does chapter 8 of The Death of Wallenstein contain?

Chapter 8 holds 411 sentences of The Death of Wallenstein, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of The Death of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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