Chapter 38 of Zanoni is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Zanoni is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours. --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.” (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.) The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26). Robespierre has gone to the Convention.
Chapter 38 of Zanoni is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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widely known and esteemed
From this reading “(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)”
a large formal assembly
From this reading “Robespierre has gone to the Convention.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)”
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).”
determined
From this reading “(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “--Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.””
a male human offspring
From this reading “Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.”
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From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
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From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
a large formal assembly
From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
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From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
immediately following in time or order
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
determined
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
a male human offspring
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat
From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
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From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
Chapter 38 of Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 38 holds 224 sentences of Zanoni, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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