Chapter 32 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was the twenty-first day of February. A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee." "Who are you?" I asked him. "I do not recognize you."
Chapter 32 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked him.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It was the twenty-first day of February.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “It was the twenty-first day of February.”
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “"I do not recognize you."”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."”
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading “It was the twenty-first day of February.”
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."”
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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 A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not recognize you."
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading "I do not recognize you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the twenty-first day of February.
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man whom I did not know came up to me, and said,-- "Come, Gabriel, I have need of thee."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?"
Chapter 32 of Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor by Benito Pérez Galdós holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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