Chapter 33 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again: “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore. I am not a bit tired.” She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat. His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
Chapter 33 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:”
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading “When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading ““I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.”
an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English “sir”; used separately (not prefixed to his name)
From this reading ““I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I am not a bit tired.””
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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 I am not a bit tired.”
anew
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not a bit tired.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I am not a bit tired.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not a bit tired.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English “sir”; used separately (not prefixed to his name)
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I am not a bit tired.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His shirt-sleeves were rolled up, showing his strong arms.
at the time that
From this reading When Hermione got out of the boat in the little harbor of the village on the mainland Gaspare said again:
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at him as he stood with his hand on the prow of the boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I could easily row you to Mergellina, Signore.
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