Chapter 38 of The Fair God is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Fair God is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END. "Leave the city, now so nearly won! Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!" So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand. The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
Chapter 38 of The Fair God is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
From this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
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disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation
In this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
be restored
In this reading “The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
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 So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
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From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
express in words
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
during the time that
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Surely, father, surely thou dost jest with me!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The father answered without lifting his face,-- "Go, I say, that we may come back assured of holding what we have won."
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "Leave the city, now so nearly won!
people who are wounded
From this reading So Cortes said as he sat in his chamber, resting his arm on the table, the while Olmedo poured cold water on his wounded hand.
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