Chapter 1 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_. DON JEROME _Mr. Wilson_. DON ANTONIO _Mr. Dubellamy_. DON CARLOS _Mr. Leoni_. ISAAC MENDOZA _Mr. Quick_.
Chapter 1 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “DON CARLOS _Mr. Leoni_.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “ISAAC MENDOZA _Mr. Quick_.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “DON JEROME _Mr. Wilson_.”
plural of “mattock” — a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
accomplished rapidly and without delay
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
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From this reading DON ANTONIO _Mr. Dubellamy_.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading DON CARLOS _Mr. Leoni_.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.
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From this reading DON ANTONIO _Mr. Dubellamy_.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading ISAAC MENDOZA _Mr. Quick_.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading DON JEROME _Mr. Wilson_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DON CARLOS _Mr. Leoni_.
plural of “mattock” — a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
From this reading DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ISAAC MENDOZA _Mr. Quick_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading DON FERDINAND _Mr. Mattocks_.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ISAAC MENDOZA _Mr. Quick_.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading DON JEROME _Mr. Wilson_.
Chapter 1 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera by Richard Brinsley Sheridan holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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