Chapter 4 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias. Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box. Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured. The door closed noiselessly upon the young man. "A pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
Chapter 4 of Farewell Love! A Novel is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.”
in an accurate manner
From this reading “So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.”
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading “So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.”
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In this reading “So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.”
In this reading “Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.”
In this reading “Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.”
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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 pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
anew
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
in an accurate manner
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
a boy or man
From this reading "A pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
go away from a place
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
without a sound
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "A pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "A pleasant fellow," observed Cesare Dias.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Dias had risen, but Luigi seemed to understand that he meant to stay in the girls' box.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
precisely as stated
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
which person or people
From this reading Anna, who had been looking up anxiously, waiting, looked down again now, reassured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So Caracciolo took his leave, very correctly, without shaking hands with Dias.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The door closed noiselessly upon the young man.
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