Chapter 14 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought. "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way. What does it matter to me? No, she does not matter to me at all." Olì wept on.
Chapter 14 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What does it matter to me?”
by chance
From this reading “"Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Olì wept on.”
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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 “"Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.”
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No, she does not matter to me at all."
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No, she does not matter to me at all."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does it matter to me?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What does it matter to me?
go away from a place
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What does it matter to me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What does it matter to me?
not any; not one
From this reading No, she does not matter to me at all."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, she does not matter to me at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olì wept on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Olì wept on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, she does not matter to me at all."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd have done better to leave her alone as Aunt Grathia advised," he thought.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Perhaps I'd better let her go her own way.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Olì wept on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does it matter to me?
Chapter 14 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story by Grazia Deledda holds 410 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 14 holds 410 sentences of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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