Chapter 30 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Will Saragossa surrender? Death to him who says it! Saragossa will not surrender. She will be reduced to powder. Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
Chapter 30 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!”
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading “Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “She will be reduced to powder.”
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading “She will be reduced to powder.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Death to him who says it!”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Will Saragossa surrender?”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She will be reduced to powder.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death to him who says it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death to him who says it!
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Death to him who says it!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Saragossa will not surrender.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading She will be reduced to powder.
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading She will be reduced to powder.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
From this reading Will Saragossa surrender?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Death to him who says it!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She will be reduced to powder.
acceptance of despair
From this reading Will Saragossa surrender?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Death to him who says it!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Of her historic houses, let not one brick remain upon another!
which person or people
From this reading Death to him who says it!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Saragossa surrender?
Chapter 30 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 30 holds 413 sentences of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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