Chapter 20 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is he married?” “Not now. He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.” “He seems to be full of sentiment.” “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
Chapter 20 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
placed in a grave
From this reading “He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.””
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““Is he married?””
something that remunerates
From this reading ““Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““He seems to be full of sentiment.””
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading ““He seems to be full of sentiment.””
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading “He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.””
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.””
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
placed in a grave
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is he married?”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is he married?”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Is he married?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Not now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
something that remunerates
From this reading “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Perhaps that is because his salary is so small.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He seems to be full of sentiment.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
at the time that
From this reading He told me, when he was teaching me the steps, that his heart was buried in Seville.”
Chapter 20 of A Little Journey in the World by Charles Dudley Warner holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 20 holds 177 sentences of A Little Journey in the World, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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