Chapter 11 of San Salvador is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of San Salvador is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk. “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty. Go and see the Basilica. The door is open all day. You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
Chapter 11 of San Salvador is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
From this reading “Go and see the Basilica.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ““You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading ““You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.”
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading ““But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading ““But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading ““You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.”
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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In this reading ““But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.”
In this reading “The door is open all day.”
In this reading “You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.”
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(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 The door is open all day.
Having no one else present.
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and see the Basilica.
an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
From this reading Go and see the Basilica.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The door is open all day.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door is open all day.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and see the Basilica.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door is open all day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door is open all day.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Go and see the Basilica.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
not in physical motion
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
at the time that
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You can go alone, and will enjoy it more so than with company.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But there still remains something to please you with its novelty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have taken the edge off the surprise I meant for you,” Elena said when Tacita told her of her midnight walk.
Chapter 11 of San Salvador by Mary Agnes Tincker holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 11 holds 283 sentences of San Salvador, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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