Chapter 7 of The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI. (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.) 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.' ST. JAMES i.
Chapter 7 of The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading “THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “(He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “JAMES i.”
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
From this reading “THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.”
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “(He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)”
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
From this reading “'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'”
plural of “vanity” — feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.”
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
highest in quality
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JAMES i.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES i.
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
used to form the superlative
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
plural of “vanity” — feelings of excessive pride
From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading 'A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.'
which person or people
From this reading (He who feels most, is the greatest of the martyrs.)
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From this reading THE BONFIRE OF VANITIES--1496 '_Dov' è più sentimento, li è più, ne' martiri, gran martire._' LEONARDO DA VINCI.
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