Chapter 3 of Rita is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Rita is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY. "Ah, senorita! what will become of us? I can go no farther. Will this wilderness never end?" "Courage, Manuela!
Chapter 3 of Rita is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"Ah, senorita! what will become of us?”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “"Courage, Manuela!”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Will this wilderness never end?"”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “I can go no farther.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Will this wilderness never end?"”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “ON THE WAY.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “Will this wilderness never end?"”
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From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can go no farther.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "Courage, Manuela!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Will this wilderness never end?"
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading I can go no farther.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I can go no farther.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Courage, Manuela!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Will this wilderness never end?"
not any; not one
From this reading I can go no farther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY.
a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English “Miss”
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will this wilderness never end?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Will this wilderness never end?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ah, senorita! what will become of us?
Chapter 3 of Rita by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 3 holds 232 sentences of Rita, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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