Chapter 9 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALLENSTEIN. Permit her her own will. Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support. A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone. In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
Chapter 9 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get or gather together
From this reading “In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.”
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading “Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Permit her her own will.”
have faith or confidence in
From this reading “A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.”
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.”
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading “WALLENSTEIN.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
exhale hard
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
get or gather together
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Permit her her own will.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Permit her her own will.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Permit her her own will.
have faith or confidence in
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
move upward
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading A strong heart will rely On its own strength alone.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her own bosom, Not in her mother's arms, must she collect The strength to rise superior to this blow.
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading WALLENSTEIN.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Permit her her own will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leave her alone with him: for there are sorrows, Where of necessity the soul must be Its own support.
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