Chapter 40 of 1492 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of 1492 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DON FERNANDO met me at the door. “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.” He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass. Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil. This will.
Chapter 40 of 1492 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
From this reading ““He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.””
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON FERNANDO met me at the door.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ““He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.””
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
migratory
From this reading ““He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.””
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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 Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
engage in
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
migratory
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
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