Chapter 2 of The Güegüence is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Güegüence is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Sidenote: p. 40.] [Sidenote: p. 42.] To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
Chapter 2 of The Güegüence is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
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In this reading “To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.”
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From this reading 40.]
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From this reading 42.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
the head of a state government
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Sidenote: p.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: p.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To settle the question, Güegüence proposes to show the Governor the contents of his tent-shop, and has the two boys bring it forward and raise the sides.
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