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Don Miguel Lehumada
Don Miguel Lehumada

Chapter XII · A Life Saved

Chapter XII of Don Miguel Lehumada, “A Life Saved,” is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 12 of Don Miguel Lehumada by Sue Greenleaf holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

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Chapter 12 holds 185 sentences of Don Miguel Lehumada, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.
Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.
The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.
They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.
And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.
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Don Miguel Lehumada

Chapter XII · A Life Saved

Chapter XII of Don Miguel Lehumada, “A Life Saved,” is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.
Line 2
Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.
Line 3
The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.
Line 4
They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.
Line 5
And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.”

All words in this reading · 77

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1810

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From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

advocated

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From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

arrests

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

awfulness

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From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

believed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

Cantu

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

caused

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

Chihuahua

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

church

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

created

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

deed

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From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

die

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From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

Don

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

even

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

excitement

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

execution

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

Falomir

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

fanatics

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From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

Father

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

fervor

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

few

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

Francisco

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

freedom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

good

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

held

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

Hernandez

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

Hidalgo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

ignorant

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

life

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

mad

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

Mexico

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

never

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

noble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

people

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

priest

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From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

R

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From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

rabble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

realize

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From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

shed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

slavery

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

sought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

taken

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

tears

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

terrible

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

thought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

told

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

too

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The mad rabble and the church fanatics were too ignorant to realize the awfulness of their deed.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Not even the execution of Hidalgo, the good priest who sought to free the people of Mexico from the terrible slavery in which the church held them, created the same fervor.

whoever

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They believed what they had been told by the church, that whoever advocated freedom of thought must die.

y

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There never had been such excitement in Chihuahua as that caused by the arrests of Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, and Father Hernandez.

year

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And few were the tears shed when, in the year of 1810, the life of the great and noble Father Hidalgo was taken in Chihuahua.