Chapter 16 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AZUFERALES. "What is General Griscelli's game? Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?" I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper. "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
Chapter 16 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"That is just the question I have been asking myself.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"What is General Griscelli's game?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.”
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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 Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
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From this reading THE AZUFERALES.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "What is General Griscelli's game?
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "What is General Griscelli's game?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
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From this reading "What is General Griscelli's game?
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From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is General Griscelli's game?
and nothing more
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
and nothing more
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is just the question I have been asking myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AZUFERALES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I asked Guzman, as we sat at supper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is General Griscelli's game?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Does he really mean to let me go, or is he merely playing with me as a cat plays with a mouse?"
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