Chapter 1 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAID OF ORLEANS. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France. QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother. AGNES SOREL.
Chapter 1 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.”
a female domestic
From this reading “THE MAID OF ORLEANS.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “THE MAID OF ORLEANS.”
plural of “persona” — an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
From this reading “DRAMATIS PERSONAE.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.”
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From this reading AGNES SOREL.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.
a female domestic
From this reading THE MAID OF ORLEANS.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAID OF ORLEANS.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading THE MAID OF ORLEANS.
plural of “persona” — an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
From this reading DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN ISABEL, his Mother.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading CHARLES THE SEVENTH, King of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGNES SOREL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAID OF ORLEANS.
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