Chapter 29 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog. The boy is mine, body and soul. Fear nothing! I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night. Do all you can to manage it.
Chapter 29 of Doña Perfecta is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Do all you can to manage it.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The boy is mine, body and soul.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Do all you can to manage it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The boy is mine, body and soul.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy is mine, body and soul.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Do all you can to manage it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do all you can to manage it.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear nothing!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy is mine, body and soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do all you can to manage it.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Do all you can to manage it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The boy is mine, body and soul.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Fear nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The boy is mine, body and soul.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
carry out
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PEPE REY TO ROSARITO POLENTINOS “Give Estebanillo the key of the garden and charge him to take care about the dog.
precisely as stated
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be very sorry if you cannot come down stairs as you did the other night.
Chapter 29 of Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 15 sentences, grouped into 3 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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