Chapter 3 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him? _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father. _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me? _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression. _Phil._ Perhaps so.
Chapter 3 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highest in quality
From this reading “_Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “_Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “_Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “_Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.”
in an open way
From this reading “_Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?”
win approval or support for
From this reading “_Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “_Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “_Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?”
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.
In this reading “_Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
highest in quality
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
engage in
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
many times at short intervals
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
in an open way
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
by chance
From this reading _Phil._ Perhaps so.
win approval or support for
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
express in words
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Gian._ I said that Mademoiselle Costanza had hope she could persuade her father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Gian._ Things said in private often make the greatest impression.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Phil._ Why did you not tell him so openly, before me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Phil._ But the first time you spoke to him?
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