Chapter VIII of Babylon, Volume 3, “Cecca Shows Her Hand,” is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII of Babylon, Volume 3, “Cecca Shows Her Hand,” is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?' 'The what, Signora Cecca? Oh, the medicine? I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips. 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
Chapter VIII of Babylon, Volume 3, “Cecca Shows Her Hand,” is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anger
From this reading “I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.”
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
From this reading “'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “|Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “|Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
with anger
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the medicine?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
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