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Chapter 6 of The further adventures of Zorro is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ZORRO STRIKES. At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily. A villainous face showed. Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room. Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
Chapter 6 of The further adventures of Zorro is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.”
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.”
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “ZORRO STRIKES.”
extremely wicked
From this reading “A villainous face showed.”
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In this reading “At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.”
In this reading “Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.”
In this reading “Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.”
In this reading “Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.”
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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 A villainous face showed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A villainous face showed.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
the force of workers available
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
done under pressure
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A villainous face showed.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
in a stealthy manner
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading ZORRO STRIKES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doña Catalina gave a shriek of fear and sprang backward, and as the little _señorita_ rushed to her, clasped her in her arms.
extremely wicked
From this reading A villainous face showed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the _hacienda_ of Don Carlos Pulido the outer door was opened slowly, stealthily.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Then the door was thrown open wide and half a dozen men stormed into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZORRO STRIKES.
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