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Chapter 2 of The Cabin [La Barraca] is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Cabin [La Barraca] is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure. And the bully, closing the door, went to bed. Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house. Closed! Closed forever!
Chapter 2 of The Cabin [La Barraca] is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.”
without deviation
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “Closed forever!”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Closed!
the act of closing something
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
without deviation
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
for a limitless time
From this reading Closed forever!
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
engage in
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
not any; not one
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
in the direction of
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
Chapter 2 of The Cabin [La Barraca] by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 431 sentences of The Cabin [La Barraca], unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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