Chapter 4 of Pepita Ximenez is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pepita Ximenez is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer. "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul! I am afraid I shall go mad." "The advice I give you is for your own good. Let Don Luis depart.
Chapter 4 of Pepita Ximenez is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “"How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.”
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “"How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “Let Don Luis depart.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Let Don Luis depart.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “"How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “"How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “"How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!”
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 “I am afraid I shall go mad."”
In this reading “"How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.”
In this reading “"The advice I give you is for your own good.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
according with custom or propriety
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Let Don Luis depart.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Let Don Luis depart.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The advice I give you is for your own good.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let Don Luis depart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let Don Luis depart.
roused to anger
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "The advice I give you is for your own good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am afraid I shall go mad."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The advice I give you is for your own good.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How easy it is to give advice!" returned Pepita, becoming a little calmer.
not bound by shackles and chains
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
at the time that
From this reading "How hard for me to follow it, when there is a fierce and unchained tempest, as it were, raging in my soul!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The advice I give you is for your own good.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The advice I give you is for your own good.
Chapter 4 of Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 420 sentences of Pepita Ximenez, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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