Chapter 5 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEDW. Wherever danger is, will you be placed. On you, as ever, will the burden fall. TELL. Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
Chapter 5 of Wilhelm Tell is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 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.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “On you, as ever, will the burden fall.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “Wherever danger is, will you be placed.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “On you, as ever, will the burden fall.”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Wherever danger is, will you be placed.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever danger is, will you be placed.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
at any time
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEDW.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
express in words
From this reading TELL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each man shall have the post that fits his powers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On you, as ever, will the burden fall.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wherever danger is, will you be placed.
Chapter 5 of Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Schiller holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 5 holds 268 sentences of Wilhelm Tell, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Schiller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 133 minutes of reading across 322 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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