Chapter 5 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILL THERE BE DISSENSION? A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room. “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner. We dine here at one. Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
Chapter 5 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading ““If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading ““If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.”
a feeling of craving something
From this reading ““If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.”
money collected under a tariff
From this reading “Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.””
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “We dine here at one.”
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
From this reading “WILL THERE BE DISSENSION?”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading ““If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.”
a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
From this reading ““If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.”
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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 A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We dine here at one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WILL THERE BE DISSENSION?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading We dine here at one.
a room used for dining
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
From this reading WILL THERE BE DISSENSION?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
take in solid food
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We dine here at one.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
not any; not one
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We dine here at one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you may not like the customs of the country.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little later Pepe made his appearance in the dining-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WILL THERE BE DISSENSION?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We dine here at one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL THERE BE DISSENSION?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you eat a hearty breakfast,” said Doña Perfecta to him, in affectionate accents, “you will have no appetite for dinner.
Chapter 5 of Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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