Chapter 23 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Speak! Speak! Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him. They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello. Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
Chapter 23 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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appointed to a post or duty
From this reading “Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.”
plural of “bodyguard” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Their eyes followed him wherever he went.”
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 “Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.”
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later than; following
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
plural of “bodyguard” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
express in speech
From this reading Speak!
muscular and heavily built
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were tall, strapping fellows--Carlo, Pinotto, Enzio, and Nello.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Their eyes followed him wherever he went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Immediately after Giorgio's talk with General Barbarulli, four bodyguards were assigned to him.
Chapter 23 of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio by Marguerite Henry holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 23 holds 180 sentences of Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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