Chapter 14 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear. "Nacha has returned to the profession." How ironical the phrase! Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science! Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
Chapter 14 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.”
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
From this reading “How ironical the phrase!”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “How ironical the phrase!”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “"Nacha has returned to the profession."”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.”
deteriorate in health
From this reading “Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!”
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.
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in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
In this reading “Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nacha has returned to the profession."
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How ironical the phrase!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
From this reading How ironical the phrase!
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nacha has returned to the profession."
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading How ironical the phrase!
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading "Nacha has returned to the profession."
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
deteriorate in health
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Nacha has returned to the profession."
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nacha has returned to the profession."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Profession, in truth, but of despair instead of faith in God, in law, in science!
precisely as stated
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The doctor's words rang in Monsalvat's ear.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet oddly enough, this very relapse of hers gave him hope.
Chapter 14 of Nacha Regules by Manuel Gálvez holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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