Chapter 9 of Froth: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Froth: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER DINNER. There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband. In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_. Others waited for their usual party to appear. It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
Chapter 9 of Froth: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Others waited for their usual party to appear.”
plural of “arrival” — accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “It was not long before the rooms were crowded.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “It was not long before the rooms were crowded.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Others waited for their usual party to appear.”
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In this reading “In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.”
In this reading “AFTER DINNER.”
In this reading “There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.”
In this reading “Others waited for their usual party to appear.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DINNER.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
plural of “arrival” — accomplishment of an objective
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
a female human offspring
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading AFTER DINNER.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
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From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
set down according to a plan
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
participate in games or sport
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the adjoining room, six tables were laid out for cards, and some of the company sat down immediately to play _tresillo_.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Others waited for their usual party to appear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not long before the rooms were crowded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were already some fresh arrivals in the drawing-room, among them Ramon Maldonado, and Pepa's daughter with her husband.
Chapter 9 of Froth: A Novel by Armando Palacio Valdés holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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