Chapter 19 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving. His face fell. "Signorina! I am sorry! I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
Chapter 19 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
From this reading “Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “His face fell.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry!”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading His face fell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face fell.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry!
the act of departing
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
cut with a saw
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to “Miss”, it is either used alone or before a name
From this reading "Signorina!
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Olive saw the _padrone_ of the Aquila Verde that night before she went to her room and told him she was leaving.
at the time that
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I told Angelo to bring hot water every time, always, when you rang.
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