Chapter 3 of San Isidro is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of San Isidro is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl. Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff. "How can a woman climb up there?" she said. "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards. "I do not think I know Marianna Romando.
Chapter 3 of San Isidro is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"How can a woman climb up there?" she said.”
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “"She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.”
in motion
From this reading “"She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.”
in a forward direction
From this reading “"She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.”
a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
From this reading “"Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.”
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.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
In this reading “"How can a woman climb up there?" she said.”
In this reading “Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.”
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 can a woman climb up there?" she said.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not think I know Marianna Romando.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
a young female
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I do not think I know Marianna Romando.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
in motion
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not think I know Marianna Romando.
in a forward direction
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have I come as far as Los Santos head?" asked the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I do not think I know Marianna Romando.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
in or at the place that
From this reading Agueda looked upwards at the place where the red lantern hung against the staff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She will bring the ladder, the Marianna Romando," said Gremo, moving a step onwards.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "How can a woman climb up there?" she said.
Chapter 3 of San Isidro by Schuyler, Mrs., -1913 Crowninshield holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of San Isidro, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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