Chapter 2 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MELCH. And all for me-- for my mad willful folly! Blind, did you say? Quite blind--and both his eyes? STAUFF.
Chapter 2 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Blind, did you say?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Quite blind--and both his eyes?”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!”
roused to anger
From this reading “And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite blind--and both his eyes?”
express in words
From this reading “Blind, did you say?”
done by design
From this reading “And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Blind, did you say?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Quite blind--and both his eyes?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Blind, did you say?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Quite blind--and both his eyes?
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite blind--and both his eyes?
roused to anger
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MELCH.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite blind--and both his eyes?
express in words
From this reading Blind, did you say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STAUFF.
done by design
From this reading And all for me-- for my mad willful folly!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Blind, did you say?
Chapter 2 of Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Schiller holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 2 holds 275 sentences of Wilhelm Tell, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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About 133 minutes of reading across 322 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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