Chapter 6 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES. What tidings? Speak! KNIGHT. The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
Chapter 6 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “KNIGHT.”
express in speech
From this reading “Speak!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “What tidings?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES.
placed crosswise
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading KNIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
express in speech
From this reading Speak!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The foe has crossed the Marne, And marshalleth his army for the fight.
information about recent and important events
From this reading What tidings?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What tidings?
Chapter 6 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy by Friedrich Schiller holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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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