Friars and Filipinos

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THE ENIGMA.

As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

His first visit was to the family of Captain Tiago, with the object of seeing Maria Clara and telling her that His Most Illustrious Greatness had already reconciled him with the Church.

He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

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Chapter XXIX Reading 1/16

Friars and Filipinos

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Friars and Filipinos is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE ENIGMA.

Line 2

As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

Line 3

His first visit was to the family of Captain Tiago, with the object of seeing Maria Clara and telling her that His Most Illustrious Greatness had already reconciled him with the Church.

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He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

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Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

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Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.”

Recommendation noun US /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable

From this reading “He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

already

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From this reading His first visit was to the family of Captain Tiago, with the object of seeing Maria Clara and telling her that His Most Illustrious Greatness had already reconciled him with the Church.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

announced

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

Archbishop

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

arrived

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

Aunt

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

brought

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

Captain

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Church

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Clara

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curate

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

day

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

delighted

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

ENIGMA

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From this reading THE ENIGMA.

family

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favorably

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

first

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

Greatness

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

hand

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

Ibarra

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

Illustrious

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Isabel

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

letter

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

liked

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

Linares

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

little

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

look

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

Lucas

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

man

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

Maria

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marriage

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

Most

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next

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From this reading As Lucas had announced, Ibarra arrived the next day.

niece

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

object

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable

From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

reconciled

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seeing

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

telling

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE ENIGMA.

Tiago

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

visit

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

written

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From this reading He brought a letter of recommendation to the curate, written by the hand of the Archbishop himself.

young

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From this reading Aunt Isabel was not a little delighted over it, for she liked the young man and did not look favorably upon the marriage of her niece with Linares.

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