Chapter 1 of La Gaviota: A Spanish Novel is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of La Gaviota: A Spanish Novel is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPANISH NOVEL. BY FERNAN CABALLERO. TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. EX-MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of La Gaviota: A Spanish Novel is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading “TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A SPANISH NOVEL.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.”
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In this reading “TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.”
In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPANISH NOVEL.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY FERNAN CABALLERO.
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From this reading BY FERNAN CABALLERO.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading EX-MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a former mayor
From this reading EX-MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
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From this reading BY FERNAN CABALLERO.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A SPANISH NOVEL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading A SPANISH NOVEL.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED BY J. LEANDER STARR.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY JOHN BRADBURN, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
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