Chapter 7 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILL SHE DIE. María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room. Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible. She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands. “Whose house is this?” she asked.
Chapter 7 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “WILL SHE DIE.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.”
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading “Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.”
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.
at or in the front
In this reading “Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.”
In this reading “María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.”
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 María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
possessing life
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Whose house is this?” she asked.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
completely unclothed
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading WILL SHE DIE.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Whose house is this?” she asked.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whose house is this?” she asked.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILL SHE DIE.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading Her husband stood in front of her, alive and tangible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Whose house is this?” she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading María awoke to find herself in a large, bare room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not recognize the place, but she felt that she was in safe hands.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose house is this?” she asked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL SHE DIE.
Chapter 7 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 7 holds 196 sentences of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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