Chapter 3 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE day passed. I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence. I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking. Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall. I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
Chapter 3 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.”
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
From this reading “I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.”
-ing form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
anew
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE day passed.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
not one, and not any
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
on one occasion
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE day passed.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I had adventures of the road, but none of consequence.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day passed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
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From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was coming down into the plain of Granada, that once had been a garden.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I slept well among the rocks, waked, ate the bit of bread I had with me, and fell again to walking.
-ing form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Mountains were now withdrawing to the distant horizon where they stood around, a mighty and beautiful wall.
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Chapter 3 holds 167 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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