Chapter 3 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When the weather is good, I will go out.” “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?” “No, I have no use for it.” “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?” “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Chapter 3 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading ““Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?””
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading ““Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?””
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?””
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading ““Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?””
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading ““When the weather is good, I will go out.””
in a willing manner
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
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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 “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
a special situation
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
the act of using
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
at the time that
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
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