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Chapter 10 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEVEREUX. Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD. To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER. The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor. DEVEREUX.
Chapter 10 of The Death of Wallenstein is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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murder; especially of socially prominent persons
From this reading “Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.”
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.”
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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 To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEVEREUX.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nay To assassinate our lord and general---- MACDONALD.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading The oath Is null, for Friedland is a traitor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom we swore a soldier's oath---- BUTLER.
Chapter 10 of The Death of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller holds 414 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.
Chapter 10 holds 414 sentences of The Death of Wallenstein, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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