Chapter 13 of Little Novels of Italy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Little Novels of Italy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then came the end. Olimpia made a lunge at his right side. The Captain hugged Bellaroba there. At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor. Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
Chapter 13 of Little Novels of Italy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.”
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading “At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “The Captain hugged Bellaroba there.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.”
the act of moving forward suddenly
From this reading “Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Captain hugged Bellaroba there.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
placed in a grave
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the end.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain hugged Bellaroba there.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Then came the end.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
to a considerable degree
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading The Captain hugged Bellaroba there.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
the act of moving forward suddenly
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Olimpia made a lunge at his right side.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then came the end.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Captain hugged Bellaroba there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Olimpia walked to the table and helped herself to the Captain's Val Pulicella.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the next moment the long knife was below his left arm, buried to the hilt, and defender and defence rolled heavily to the floor.
Chapter 13 of Little Novels of Italy by Maurice Hewlett holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 398 sentences of Little Novels of Italy, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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