Chapter 5 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment). How is it with me? Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths? This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie! No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
Chapter 5 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.”
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading “BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?”
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading “No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?”
possessive form of “spirit” — the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?”
move an implement through
From this reading “Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
an old form of “does”
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
any strong feeling
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it with me?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
being deepest within the self
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it with me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it with me?
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How is it with me?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
not any; not one
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
possessive form of “spirit” — the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
move an implement through
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
in a strange manner
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This pure, this gentle creature cannot lie!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Doth some heavenly power Thus strangely stir my spirit's inmost depths?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading No, if enchantment blinds me, 'tis from heaven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BURGUNDY (greatly moved, looks at her with emotion and astonishment).
Chapter 5 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy by Friedrich Schiller holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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