Chapter 21 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IMPOSSIBILITIES. “Here she is!” she said with pride. “You see I have had to carry her.” She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak. The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
Chapter 21 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““You see I have had to carry her.””
travel across or pass over
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading ““Here she is!” she said with pride.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
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change from a waking to a sleeping state
In this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
In this reading “The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.”
In this reading ““Here she is!” she said with pride.”
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anew
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
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From this reading IMPOSSIBILITIES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
and nothing more
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
express in speech
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
carry out
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor little child, sleepy and cross, allowed Leon to take her in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder only to fall asleep again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was quite out of breath and could scarcely speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Here she is!” she said with pride.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see I have had to carry her.”
Chapter 21 of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 21 holds 283 sentences of Leon Roch: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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