Chapter 7 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.” “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they? It must be good stuff, though. Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting! We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
Chapter 7 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be good stuff, though.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It must be good stuff, though.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be good stuff, though.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be good stuff, though.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be good stuff, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be good stuff, though.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah! they measure by mètres, do they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It must be good stuff, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll speak of that afterwards.”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I think it was seven francs a mètre.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just look, Cosimo; you ought to have one made like it——” “Yes, yes; just like you—always interrupting!
