Chapter 11 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Pao._ Am I intruding? _Ver._ Do you think...? _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems.... Here it is. I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Chapter 11 of The humour of Italy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!”
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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 _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Pao._ Am I intruding?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
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From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
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From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Ver._ Do you think...?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
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From this reading Here it is.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Pao._ Am I intruding?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
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From this reading _Pao._ Am I intruding?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
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From this reading _Pao._ Am I intruding?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ver._ Do you think...?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ver._ Do you think...?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pao._ I have just come in to fetch a volume of my aunt’s poems....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very sorry that my aunt should expose herself to ridicule by publishing verses like these, in which even the syntax and spelling are wrong!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ver._ Do you think...?
