Chapter 10 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUCHESS. Antonio! BOSOLA. Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues. He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
Chapter 10 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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compensation for a wrong
From this reading “He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.”
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “DUCHESS.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.”
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.”
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.”
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From this reading Antonio!
compensation for a wrong
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSOLA.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading DUCHESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
an old form of “has”
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
cut with a saw
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, madam, he is living; The dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He 's reconcil'd to your brothers; the Pope hath wrought The atonement.
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