Chapter 6 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities. Many fine stories have come out of it. "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever. It is built upon seven hills. "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
Chapter 6 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “"A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.”
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “"Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “"Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.”
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
From this reading “"A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.”
On the present night.
From this reading “ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.”
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.
In this reading “"Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “"A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.”
In this reading “"A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.”
In this reading “It is built upon seven hills.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Many fine stories have come out of it.”
In this reading “ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
in the past
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
for the reason that
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It is built upon seven hills.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
for a limitless time
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
the act of departing
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It is built upon seven hills.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
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 "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading It is built upon seven hills.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Many fine stories have come out of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "A long time ago there lived a great artist named Michelangelo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
On the present night.
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is built upon seven hills.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ROME "Tonight," began Anna's father, "we are going to read about one of our Italian cities.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Rome is called 'The Eternal City' because there is a saying that it will live forever.
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