Chapter 31 of Zanoni is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Zanoni is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre? La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc. 4. (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?) Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
Chapter 31 of Zanoni is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “(To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?”
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading “(To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)”
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?”
one who lives through affliction
From this reading “Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?”
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading “Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?”
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 4, sc.”
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From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
forsake, leave behind
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
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From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
an ambitious and aspiring young person
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
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 4, sc.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
a female human offspring
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc.
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
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From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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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 4, sc.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading La Harpe, “Le Comte de Warwick,” Act 4, sc.
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From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
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From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
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From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
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 4, sc.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
one who lives through affliction
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading Quel est l’egarement ou ton ame se livre?
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 4, sc.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (To what delusion does thy soul abandon itself?)
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From this reading Alas, Zanoni! the aspirer, the dark, bright one!--didst thou think that the bond between the survivor of ages and the daughter of a day could endure?
Chapter 31 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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