Chapter 6 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What do you think of my country?” “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said. “I think it’s a marvellous country.” “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.” “It will turn,” he said.
Chapter 6 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ““What do you think of my country?””
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading ““It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.”
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading ““It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.”
tropical African herbs
From this reading ““It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““I think it’s a marvellous country.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be marvellous, if it turn now.””
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading ““It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ““It may be marvellous, if it turn now.””
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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““What do you think of my country?””
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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 “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
tropical African herbs
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will turn,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
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