Chapter 4 of Antonio is here in full — 1660 sentences across 332 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Antonio is here in full — 1660 sentences across 332 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council. But their session was barren. Who was up at the guest-house? Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices? They thought not.
Chapter 4 of Antonio is here in full — 1660 sentences across 332 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “But their session was barren.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.”
according to the clock
From this reading “THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?”
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading “But their session was barren.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?”
In this reading “THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who was up at the guest-house?
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From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading But their session was barren.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
placed in a grave
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But their session was barren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who was up at the guest-house?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They thought not.
according to the clock
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading But their session was barren.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But their session was barren.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought not.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought not.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE AZULEJOS I Until one o'clock in the morning Antonio and José sat in council.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Who was up at the guest-house?
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading Could it be the Viscount de Ponte Quebrada, resuming his search for the buried pictures and chalices?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But their session was barren.
which person or people
From this reading Who was up at the guest-house?
Chapter 4 of Antonio by Ernest Oldmeadow holds 1660 sentences, grouped into 332 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 4 holds 1660 sentences of Antonio, unabridged, divided into 332 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Antonio by Ernest Oldmeadow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1660 sentences, grouped into 332 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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