Chapter 2 of The Lusiad is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Lusiad is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARGUMENT. Statement of the subject. Invocation to the muses of the Tagus. Herald calls an assembly of the gods. Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
Chapter 2 of The Lusiad is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “Herald calls an assembly of the gods.”
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Herald calls an assembly of the gods.”
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
From this reading “Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.”
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading “Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.”
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading “Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “Statement of the subject.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Herald calls an assembly of the gods.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading ARGUMENT.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Herald calls an assembly of the gods.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Herald calls an assembly of the gods.
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
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From this reading Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Herald calls an assembly of the gods.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Herald calls an assembly of the gods.
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
From this reading Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Statement of the subject.
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading Jupiter foretells the future conquests of the Portuguese.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Statement of the subject.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Statement of the subject.
a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
From this reading Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Statement of the subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Invocation to the muses of the Tagus.
Chapter 2 of The Lusiad by Luís de Camões holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 156 sentences of The Lusiad, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Lusiad by Luís de Camões exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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