Chapter IX
Chapter 9
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FACE. O no, sir. SUR. Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura. FACE.
The Alchemist
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of The Alchemist is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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FACE.
O
no,
sir.
SUR.
Senora
mia,
mi
persona
esta
muy
indigna
de
allegar
a
tanta
hermosura.
FACE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Alchemist
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of The Alchemist is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FACE.
/feɪs/
Line 2
O
no,
sir.
/oʊ noʊ sɜːr/
Line 3
SUR.
/sɜːr/
Line 4
Senora
mia,
mi
persona
esta
muy
indigna
de
allegar
a
tanta
hermosura.
Line 5
FACE.
/feɪs/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
face
noun
US /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “FACE.”
persona
noun
US /pərˈsoʊnə/
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
From this reading “Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.”
Senora
noun
US /ˌsiːˈnjɔːrə/
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading “Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.”
sir
noun
US /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “O no, sir.”
sur
noun
US /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “SUR.”
All words in this reading · 17
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
allegar
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
esta
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
FACEnounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FACE.
hermosura
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
indigna
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
minounUS /miː/
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
mia
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
muy
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading O no, sir.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O no, sir.
personanounUS /pərˈsoʊnə/
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
SenoranounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːrə/
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading O no, sir.
SURnounUS /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading SUR.
tanta
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From this reading Senora mia, mi persona esta muy indigna de allegar a tanta hermosura.
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