Chapter 4 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your _mother_! That's good! Go and find your mother!" They were walking very slowly. Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
Chapter 4 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Go and find your mother!"”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Go and find your mother!"”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “They were walking very slowly.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.”
-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “They were walking very slowly.”
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.
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In this reading “Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and find your mother!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Go and find your mother!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and find your mother!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That's good!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Your _mother_!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They were walking very slowly.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's good!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anania much afraid of spilling the soup.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were walking very slowly.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were walking very slowly.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They were walking very slowly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were walking very slowly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your _mother_!
Chapter 4 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story by Grazia Deledda holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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