Chapter 1 of Zadig is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Zadig is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Book of Fate. Mr. _VOLTAIRE_. ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur. Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG. MDCCXLIX.
Chapter 1 of Zadig is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Book of Fate.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Book of Fate.”
for each
From this reading “Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.”
a small amount (especially of a drink)
From this reading “Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.”
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Book of Fate.
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From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
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From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
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From this reading ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Book of Fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
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From this reading MDCCXLIX.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. _VOLTAIRE_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Book of Fate.
for each
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
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From this reading ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur.
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From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
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From this reading ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
a small amount (especially of a drink)
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----_Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium._----VIRG.
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
From this reading Mr. _VOLTAIRE_.
Chapter 1 of Zadig by Voltaire holds 412 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 412 sentences of Zadig, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Zadig by Voltaire exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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