Chapter 7 of Chata and Chinita: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Chata and Chinita: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso. “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice. “Alas! I can do no more. You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
Chapter 7 of Chata and Chinita: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas!”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.””
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.””
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading “He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.”
having come into contact
From this reading “He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.”
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 “You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.””
In this reading ““Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can do no more.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I can do no more.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
in a humble manner
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I can do no more.
not any; not one
From this reading I can do no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
having come into contact
From this reading He bent humbly and touched the fringe of her reboso.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Have I done well, Doña Feliz?” he queried in a broken voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see how blood flows to blood, as the brooks turn to the river.”
Chapter 7 of Chata and Chinita: A Novel by Laura Preston holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 7 holds 395 sentences of Chata and Chinita: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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