Chapter 6 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRYSANTHUS. Oh! how joyfully I die! DARIA. And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre. (They are cast into the abyss.)
Chapter 6 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading “(They are cast into the abyss.)”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Oh! how joyfully I die!”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.”
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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 And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading (They are cast into the abyss.)
in addition
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (They are cast into the abyss.)
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
put or send forth
From this reading (They are cast into the abyss.)
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
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From this reading CHRYSANTHUS.
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From this reading DARIA.
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From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Oh! how joyfully I die!
an old form of “does”
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
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From this reading Oh! how joyfully I die!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! how joyfully I die!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (They are cast into the abyss.)
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading Oh! how joyfully I die!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how joyfully I die!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (They are cast into the abyss.)
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I also, since the sentence Gives to me the full assurance Of a happiness most certain On the day this darksome cave Doth entomb me in its centre.
Chapter 6 of The Two Lovers of Heaven by Pedro Calderón de la Barca holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 404 sentences of The Two Lovers of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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