Chapter 9 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet. In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride. "I have goose flesh! I cannot believe it could be! Today a letter is come.
Chapter 9 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading “In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “"I have goose flesh!”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “"I have goose flesh!”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Today a letter is come.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Today a letter is come.”
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In this reading “Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.”
In this reading “In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.”
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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 Today a letter is come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cannot believe it could be!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I cannot believe it could be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot believe it could be!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Today a letter is come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I cannot believe it could be!
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "I have goose flesh!
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading "I have goose flesh!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have goose flesh!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have goose flesh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Today a letter is come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot believe it could be!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Today a letter is come.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the darkening room his eyes gleamed in pride.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over the Mountain Babbo rose to his feet.
the present time or age
From this reading Today a letter is come.
Chapter 9 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio by Marguerite Henry holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 9 holds 148 sentences of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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