Chapter 3 of Luna Benamor is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Luna Benamor is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Luna raised her head proudly. Farewell to her look of compassion! Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!... Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise. "Goodnight!"
Chapter 3 of Luna Benamor is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading “Farewell to her look of compassion!”
expressing much in few words
From this reading “Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell to her look of compassion!”
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
From this reading “Luna raised her head proudly.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “Luna raised her head proudly.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.”
resembling steel as in hardness
From this reading “Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.”
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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 Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
expressing much in few words
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goodnight!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
resembling steel as in hardness
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
Chapter 3 of Luna Benamor by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 443 sentences of Luna Benamor, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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