Chapter 3 of Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The wine is good." "The servant is good." "The cloak is good." "Don Rocco is good." He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
Chapter 3 of Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “"The cloak is good."”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"Don Rocco is good."”
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.”
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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 He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
anew
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading "The cloak is good."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "Don Rocco is good."
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The wine is good."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The wine is good."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
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From this reading "Don Rocco is good."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "The servant is good."
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The wine is good."
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
From this reading He read, raised his hand to his head, read again--read again, seemed to lose his eyesight, felt a sensation of cold, of torpidity spreading from his breast throughout his body.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "The wine is good."
Chapter 3 of Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian by Edmondo [Contributor] De Amicis holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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 476 sentences of Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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