Chapter 2 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To_ MARY BORROW. Constantinople. _September_ 16_th_, 1844. MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home. I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
Chapter 2 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “_To_ MARY BORROW.”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “Constantinople.”
a special loved one
From this reading “MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I have given up the idea of going to Russia.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “_To_ MARY BORROW.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.”
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading “I have given up the idea of going to Russia.”
the month following August and preceding October
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From this reading _September_ 16_th_, 1844.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _September_ 16_th_, 1844.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
get temporarily
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading Constantinople.
a special loved one
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
the act of departing
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
go away from a place
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MY DARLING CARRETA, I am about to leave Constantinople and to return home.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _September_ 16_th_, 1844.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _September_ 16_th_, 1844.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have given up the idea of going to Russia.
Chapter 2 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other by George Borrow holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 37 sentences of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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