Chapter 2 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael. “An hour. Two hours. I don’t know. I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
Chapter 2 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.””
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.””
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ““An hour.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Two hours.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Two hours.”
look attentively
From this reading “I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.””
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 “Two hours.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “An hour.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Two hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I don’t know,” murmured Rafael.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two hours.
look attentively
From this reading I--I gave my watch to the Gypsy King.”
Chapter 2 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael by Katharine Lee Bates holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 407 sentences of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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