Chapter 19 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta. Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves. She would never get there! And now it was stopping again! She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
Chapter 19 of Nacha Regules is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anger
From this reading “She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.”
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.”
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading “Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “And now it was stopping again!”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.”
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading “That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.”
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.
In this reading “Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.”
In this reading “That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.”
In this reading “She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.”
on a route to some place
In this reading “That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.”
In this reading “She would never get there!”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
anew
From this reading And now it was stopping again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now it was stopping again!
with anger
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She would never get there!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it was stopping again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She would never get there!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now it was stopping again!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would never get there!
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading And now it was stopping again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She would never get there!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading Tormented by her anxieties, the slow progress of the street-car racked her nerves.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
during the time that
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
which person or people
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She looked angrily at the woman who dawdled cumbersomely in getting on or off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would never get there!
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading That same afternoon, while Monsalvat was wrestling with his doubts, Nacha was on the way to Belgrano to see Julieta.
Chapter 19 of Nacha Regules by Manuel Gálvez holds 249 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.
Chapter 19 holds 249 sentences of Nacha Regules, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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