Chapter 15 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MODUS VIVENDI. He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended. “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you? Ah! Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
Chapter 15 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ““Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?”
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!””
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading ““Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
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 “Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!””
In this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
In this reading “He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.”
In this reading ““Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MODUS VIVENDI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
set up or found
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MODUS VIVENDI.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat in silence for some little time; suddenly María gave a loud and terrified cry; he flew to her alcove and found her sitting up in bed, her eyes fixed, her arms extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MODUS VIVENDI.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes--here you are--Hold me--What a hideous dream!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Leon, oh Leon!” she gasped in alarm, “Are you there--oh, where are you?
Chapter 15 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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