Chapter 36 of Gómez Arias is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Gómez Arias is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso? A do tantos despojos y vitoria! _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live. _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated. Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
Chapter 36 of Gómez Arias is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aria” — an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
comparative of “merry” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “_Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.”
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
past form of “substantiate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “_Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
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.
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In this reading “Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!”
In this reading “_Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.”
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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 do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
plural of “aria” — an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do tantos despojos y vitoria!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
bringing death
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
promote over another
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
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From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
comparative of “merry” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
past form of “substantiate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do tantos despojos y vitoria!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Herrera._ I am merrier to die, than thou art to live.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Gomez Arias convicted of treason and condemned to lose his head on a scaffold!
the act of testing something
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A do tantos despojos y vitoria!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Shakespeare._ The fatal day of the trial arrived; the evidence was heard, the facts fully substantiated.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading A do el favor antiguo? a do la gloria De mi pasado tiempo y venturoso?
Chapter 36 of Gómez Arias by Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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