Chapter 1 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA. A Drama of Early Christian Rome. FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON. With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC. BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
Chapter 1 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
From this reading “FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “A Drama of Early Christian Rome.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “A Drama of Early Christian Rome.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “A Drama of Early Christian Rome.”
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.”
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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 A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
From this reading FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
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From this reading CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA.
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From this reading CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA.
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From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
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From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
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From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
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From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BY DENIS FLORENCE MAC-CARTHY, M.R.I.A.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading A Drama of Early Christian Rome.
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE SPANISH OF CALDERON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Dedicatory Sonnets to LONGFELLOW, ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Two Lovers of Heaven by Pedro Calderón de la Barca holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 1 holds 413 sentences of The Two Lovers of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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