Chapter 19 of Zanoni is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Zanoni is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alch: Thou always speakest riddles. Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ? Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water. The fountain compasseth me about. Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
Chapter 19 of Zanoni is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading “Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fountain compasseth me about.
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From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
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From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
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From this reading The fountain compasseth me about.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
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From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandivogius, “New Light of Alchymy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
express in words
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Alch: Thou always speakest riddles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Merc: I am not that fountain, but I am the water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading Tell me if thou art that fountain of which Bernard Lord Trevizan writ?
Chapter 19 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 19 holds 321 sentences of Zanoni, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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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