Chapter 3 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAOUL. Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king! She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change. The people credit her, and thirst for war. The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
Chapter 3 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading “The host she follows--she'll be here anon.”
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
a woman prophet
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
make visible
From this reading “Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!”
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.”
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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 She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
at another time
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
approval
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
an old word for “before”
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
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 She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
not any; not one
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
a woman prophet
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
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From this reading RAOUL.
make visible
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The host she follows--she'll be here anon.
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading She calls herself a seer and prophetess Ordained by God, and promises to raise The siege of Orleans ere the moon shall change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The people credit her, and thirst for war.
which person or people
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who she is She will reveal to no one but the king!
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