Chapter 11 of Marianela is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Marianela is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA. “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening. “I thought you would all like some milk. I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro. The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
Chapter 11 of Marianela is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading ““The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““I thought you would all like some milk.”
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading ““The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.”
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading “THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “The sight of you is good for sore eyes.”
hurting
From this reading “The sight of you is good for sore eyes.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.”
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In this reading ““The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.”
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From this reading THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA.
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
hurting
From this reading The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATRIARCH OF ALDEACORBA.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I hope to see you well, Señora Sofía--and you Don Teodoro.
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The cows are just being milked,” he began, without wishing them good-evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you would all like some milk.
Chapter 11 of Marianela by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 11 holds 143 sentences of Marianela, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Marianela by Benito Pérez Galdós exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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