Chapter 31 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Olive walked home to Ripetta. She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently. "He will be killed--and for me." "For me." "For me."
Chapter 31 of Olive in Italy is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intentionally conceived
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"He will be killed--and for me."”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Olive walked home to Ripetta.”
in the near future
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He will be killed--and for me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will be killed--and for me."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Olive walked home to Ripetta.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "He will be killed--and for me."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He will be killed--and for me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Olive walked home to Ripetta.
in the near future
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
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From this reading Olive walked home to Ripetta.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olive walked home to Ripetta.
in an unpleasant way
From this reading She felt tired and shaken, and unhappily conscious of some effort that must be made presently.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Olive walked home to Ripetta.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will be killed--and for me."
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