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The humour of Spain.
The humour of Spain.

Chapter V

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_Enter_ SERGEANT.
_Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?
_Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?
_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.
_Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.
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The humour of Spain.

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The humour of Spain. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Enter_ SERGEANT.
/ˈentər ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
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_Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?
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_Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?
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_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.
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_Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

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arrival noun US /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading “_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.”

authority noun US /əˈθɔːrəti/

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading “_Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.”

commands noun US /kəˈmændz/

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading “_Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?”

Don noun US /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading “_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.”

hereabout adverb US /ˈhɪrəbaʊt/

in this general vicinity

From this reading “_Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?”

marched verb US /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading “_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.”

sergeant noun US /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading “_Enter_ SERGEANT.”

troop noun US /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading “_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.”

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marched into verb + particle counted as “march into”

In this reading “_Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

Alvaro

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From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

Ataide

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From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

Cres

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From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

Crespo

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From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading _Enter_ SERGEANT.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

hereaboutadverbUS /ˈhɪrəbaʊt/

in this general vicinity

From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

Pedro

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From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

PrayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

quartered

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From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

Serg

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From this reading _Serg._ Pray, does one Pedro Crespo live hereabout?

SERGEANTnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading _Enter_ SERGEANT.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

troopnounUS /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Cres._ Say no more; my house and all I have is ever at the service of the king, and of all who have authority under him.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Cres._ Have you any commands for him, if he does?

Zalamea

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From this reading _Serg._ Yes, to tell him of the arrival of Don Alvaro de Ataide, captain of the troop that has just marched into Zalamea, and quartered upon him.

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