Chapter 16 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes.” “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.” “Oh! I think the same thing,” said Cæsar. “Are you anti-historic?”
Chapter 16 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Identical; not different.
From this reading “I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.””
a special situation
From this reading “I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.”
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading ““This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.””
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading ““This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.””
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ““This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.””
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From this reading “Are you anti-historic?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you anti-historic?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
not any; not one
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
a special situation
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the same thing,” said Cæsar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “This demoniac says that for him traditions have no value whatsoever.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you anti-historic?”
Chapter 16 of Cæsar or Nothing by Pío Baroja holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 398 sentences of Cæsar or Nothing, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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