Chapter 7 of Romantic Legends of Spain is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Romantic Legends of Spain is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk. “Placida.” “And what do you do with yourself?” “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions. After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
Chapter 7 of Romantic Legends of Spain is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading ““What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading ““I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading ““I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.”
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading “After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.”
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading ““I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading ““I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.”
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In this reading “After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.”
In this reading ““I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
later than; following
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you do with yourself?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
a female human offspring
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you do with yourself?”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Placida.”
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
precisely as stated
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
at the time that
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
in or at the place that
From this reading After his death, my mother and I retired to a hamlet, where we get on very badly with a pension of three _reales_ [fifteen cents a day] for all our living.
which person or people
From this reading “I am the daughter of a merchant who died ruined and persecuted for his political opinions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And what do you do with yourself?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you do with yourself?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked when he had drunk.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And what do you do with yourself?”
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