Chapter 8 of Somewhere south in Sonora is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Somewhere south in Sonora is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds. Softly he called her name. ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor! The rurales are here. They have seen him!
Chapter 8 of Somewhere south in Sonora is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!”
with low volume
From this reading “Softly he called her name.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading “A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.”
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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 light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
Having no one else present.
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rurales are here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Softly he called her name.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have seen him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Softly he called her name.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The rurales are here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They have seen him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Softly he called her name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rurales are here.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They have seen him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
with low volume
From this reading Softly he called her name.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have seen him!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
a Caucasian
From this reading A light step at his left, a movement of white, visible as he turned--Valencia, alone in the grounds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, I prayed you would come, Señor!
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