Chapter 2 of Apu Ollantay is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Apu Ollantay is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows. She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.) CUSI COYLLUR. O my mother! O most gracious Queen!
Chapter 2 of Apu Ollantay is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “O most gracious Queen!”
not accessible to view
From this reading “(Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.”
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “(Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “O most gracious Queen!”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)”
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading O most gracious Queen!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
not accessible to view
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
used to form the superlative
From this reading O most gracious Queen!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading O my mother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my mother!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O my mother!
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading O most gracious Queen!
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Cusi Coyllur has had her face hidden in the pillows.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She now rises to her feet, throwing up her arms.)
Chapter 2 of Apu Ollantay by Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir Markham holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 406 sentences of Apu Ollantay, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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