Chapter 30 of Zanoni is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Zanoni is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible. La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc. 5. (The moment is more terrible than you think.) For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
Chapter 30 of Zanoni is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.”
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From this reading 5.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
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From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
of great significance or value
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
a particular point in time
From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
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From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
a useful or valuable quality
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From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
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From this reading Plus que vous ne pensez ce moment est terrible.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 3, sc.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (The moment is more terrible than you think.)
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From this reading For the first time since their union, Zanoni and Viola were separated,--Zanoni went to Rome on important business.
Chapter 30 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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