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Nacha Regules

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Manuel Gálvez • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.
For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.
But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.
Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.
But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Nacha Regules

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.
Line 2
For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.
/fɔːr ˈnɪrli ˈfɔːrti jɪrz hiː hæd ɡɔːn streɪt əˈhed ˈnevər ˈhezəteɪtɪŋ æz tuː wɪtʃ ˈtɜːrnɪŋ tuː teɪk/
Line 3
But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.
/bʌt naʊ æz ðoʊ ə kəmˈpliːt ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən hæd əˈkɜːrd wɪˈðɪn hɪm hiː siːmd ə ˈstreɪndʒər tuː hɪmˈself ənd hiː dɪd nɑːt noʊ wer ðɪs ˈstreɪndʒər wɑːz ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
Line 4
Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.
Line 5
But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.
/bʌt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst fjuː mʌnθs hiː hæd kʌm tuː vjuː laɪf ənd hɪmˈself frʌm ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt ʌv vjuː ənd hiː hæd riːtʃt ðə kənˈkluːʒən ðæt æz ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz ɡoʊ hiː wɑːz wʌn ʌv ðə ənˈfɔːrtʃənəts/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

beings noun US /ˈbiːɪŋz/

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
critical adjective US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
criticizing verb US /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “criticize” — find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading “Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossroad noun US /ˈkrɔːsroʊd/

a junction where one street or road crosses another

From this reading “Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Heretofore adverb US /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading “Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hesitating adjective US /ˈhezəteɪtɪŋ/

lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

From this reading “For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
transformation noun US /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/

a qualitative change

From this reading “But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unfortunates noun US /ənˈfɔːrtʃənəts/

plural of “unfortunate” — a person who suffers misfortune

From this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

forty years adjective + noun

In this reading “For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.”

7,564 times in 426,211 chapters
few months adjective + noun counted as “few month”

In this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

10,547 times in 426,211 chapters
nearly forty adverb + adjective

In this reading “For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.”

654 times in 426,211 chapters
during the past preposition + article + noun counted as “during … past”

In this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

3,022 times in 426,211 chapters
critical point adjective + noun

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

In this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

292 times in 426,211 chapters
reached the conclusion verb + article + noun counted as “reach … conclusion”

In this reading “But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.”

349 times in 426,211 chapters
lived without verb + particle counted as “live without”

In this reading “Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.”

4,151 times in 426,211 chapters
For nearly preposition + adverb

In this reading “For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.”

7,692 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 70

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
criticizingverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “criticize” — find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossroadnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊd/

a junction where one street or road crosses another

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HeretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hesitatingadjectiveUS /ˈhezəteɪtɪŋ/

lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Monsalvat

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From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

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monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Monsalvat had come to a crossroad in his life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
transformationnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/

a qualitative change

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unfortunatesnounUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənəts/

plural of “unfortunate” — a person who suffers misfortune

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading But during the past few months he had come to view life and himself from a critical point of view, and he had reached the conclusion that as human beings go, he was one of the unfortunates.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading But now, as though a complete transformation had occurred within him, he seemed a stranger to himself, and he did not know where this stranger was going.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Heretofore he had lived without criticizing the world of which he was a part--which means that he had been fairly happy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading For nearly forty years he had gone straight ahead, never hesitating as to which turning to take.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 2 of Nacha Regules by Manuel Gálvez holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Nacha Regules

Common questions about reading Nacha Regules by Manuel Gálvez on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Nacha Regules?

Yes. All 5234 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59441 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Nacha Regules is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59441, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Nacha Regules take to read?

About 436 minutes of reading across 1047 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Nacha Regules section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Nacha Regules

Words and structures a reader meets early in Nacha Regules, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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