Chapter 2 of Zanoni is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Zanoni is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto! “Gerusal. Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi. (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.” Wiffen’s Translation.)
Chapter 2 of Zanoni is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “(“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.””
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “(“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.””
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto!”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “Wiffen’s Translation.)”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “(“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.””
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stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto!
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From this reading “Gerusal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto!
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Wiffen’s Translation.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fu stupor, fu vaghezza, fu diletto!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wiffen’s Translation.)
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading (“Desire it was, ‘t was wonder, ‘t was delight.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading Lib.,” cant. ii. xxi.
Chapter 2 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 144 sentences of Zanoni, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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