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_Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until Nightfall._ We got to Madrid at ten o'clock in the morning, and went lovingly together by consent to the house where Don Toribio's friends lived.

A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

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CHAP. I. _Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until Nightfall._ We got to Madrid at ten o'clock in the morning, and went lovingly together by consent to the house where Don Toribio's friends lived. A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking. We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper is here in full — 712 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHAP.

/tʃæp/

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/aɪ/

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A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

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We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

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clad adjective US /klæd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading “A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.”

consent noun US /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

From this reading “_Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until Nightfall._ We got to Madrid at ten o'clock in the morning, and went lovingly together by consent to the house where Don Toribio's friends lived.”

diverting adjective US /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading “We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.”

encouraging adjective US /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading “We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.”

lovingly adverb US /ˈlʌvɪŋli/

with fondness; with love

Madrid noun US /məˈdrɪd/

the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

miserably adverb US /ˈmɪzərəbli/

in a miserable manner

From this reading “A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.”

Nightfall noun US /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/

the time of day immediately following sunset

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until Nightfall preposition + noun

In this reading “_Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until Nightfall._ We got to Madrid at ten o'clock in the morning, and went lovingly together by consent to the house where Don Toribio's friends lived.”

old woman adjective + noun

a woman who is old

In this reading “A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.”

until noon preposition + noun

In this reading “We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

arrived there verb + particle counted as “arrive there”

at ten preposition + noun

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

a-seeking

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From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Of what happened to me at my coming to Madrid as soon as I arrived there, until Nightfall._ We got to Madrid at ten o'clock in the morning, and went lovingly together by consent to the house where Don Toribio's friends lived.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

CHAPnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading CHAP.

cladadjectiveUS /klæd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

consentnounUS /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

divertingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

inquiredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd/

past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/

with fondness; with love

MadridnounUS /məˈdrɪd/

the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

miserablyadverbUS /ˈmɪzərəbli/

in a miserable manner

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

NightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/

the time of day immediately following sunset

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

sponging

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From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We continued by ourselves until noon, diverting the time, he encouraging me to follow the sponging course of life, and I listening carefully to his advice.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

Toribio's

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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A very old woman miserably clad opened the door; he inquired for his friends, and she answered, they were gone out a-seeking.

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