Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales from Spain is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales from Spain is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And do you not feel afraid?" "Not at all. And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way. I want to make an arrangement with you." "Speak."
Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales from Spain is here in full — 535 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/107 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"And do you not feel afraid?"”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “I want to make an arrangement with you."”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"And do you not feel afraid?"”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.”
express in speech
From this reading “"Speak."”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to make an arrangement with you."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
(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 "Not at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I want to make an arrangement with you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading I want to make an arrangement with you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
well known or easily recognized
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
engage in
From this reading I want to make an arrangement with you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
express in speech
From this reading "Speak."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to make an arrangement with you."
interact in a certain way
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to make an arrangement with you."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And since you are so familiar with me, I shall treat you in the same way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And do you not feel afraid?"
Chapter 2 of Fairy Tales from Spain by José Muñoz Escámez holds 535 sentences, grouped into 107 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 2 holds 535 sentences of Fairy Tales from Spain, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fairy Tales from Spain by José Muñoz Escámez exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 535 sentences, grouped into 107 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 107 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 131 minutes of reading across 316 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Fairy Tales from Spain, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
