CANTO in a Sentence

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1. I will read you the first canto.
2. This is the first canto of Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy.
3. Aramis, who had the third canto of his poem to finish, behaved like a man in haste.

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 Meanings and Examples of CANTO
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
canto
 n.  part or division of poem of some length
Classic Sentence:
1  I will read you the first canto.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 28 THE RETURN
2  Aramis, who had the third canto of his poem to finish, behaved like a man in haste.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH
3  Cleric went through canto after canto of the 'Commedia,' repeating the discourse between Dante and his 'sweet teacher,' while his cigarette burned itself out unheeded between his long fingers.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: I
Example Sentence:
1  This is the first canto of Dante's poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy.