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Chapter 8 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly. [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato! _Coronato._ What would you, Master Crispino? _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise. [_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!
Chapter 8 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “[_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “[_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “[_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “_Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.”
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In this reading “_Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.”
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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 _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading [_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
determine the number or amount of
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
without deviation
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
accept an excuse for
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
an expression of greeting
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
an impudent statement
From this reading [_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
engage in
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Coronato._ What would you, Master Crispino?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading [_Beats yet louder on his shoe._] _Count._ What impudence!
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Timoteo._ Excuse me, I shall have done directly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Coronato._ What would you, Master Crispino?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _Crispino._ [_Beating hard on a sole he has in hand._] The Count does not wish us to make a noise.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Coronato._ What would you, Master Crispino?
but in spite of that
From this reading [_Continues yet louder._] _Crispino._ [_Laughs aloud as he works._] Hi, Coronato!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Coronato._ What would you, Master Crispino?
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