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Chapter 1 of The Duke of Gandia is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERSONS REPRESENTED. POPE ALEXANDER VI. FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia. GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman. TWO ASSASSINS.
Chapter 1 of The Duke of Gandia is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.”
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “POPE ALEXANDER VI.”
plural of “assassin” — a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “TWO ASSASSINS.”
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading “FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “POPE ALEXANDER VI.”
a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea
From this reading “GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.”
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading “FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.”
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading “GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.”
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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 GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading POPE ALEXANDER VI.
plural of “assassin” — a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading TWO ASSASSINS.
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
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From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading PERSONS REPRESENTED.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE ALEXANDER VI.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading PERSONS REPRESENTED.
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From this reading GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea
From this reading GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO ASSASSINS.
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading FRANCESCO BORGIA, Duke of Gandia } his sons CÆSAR BORGIA, Cardinal of Valencia } DON MICHELE COREGLIA, called MICHELOTTO, agent for Cæsar Borgia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading POPE ALEXANDER VI.
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading GIORGIO SCHIAVONE, a Tiber waterman.
Chapter 1 of The Duke of Gandia by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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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