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The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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When this was done I put on the hermit's garb and went into town to tell the prior of the brotherhood what had happened.

But first I didn't forget to put the altar back the way it had been before.

I found all the members of the brotherhood that the hermitage depended on together there.

The hermitage was dedicated to Saint Lazarus, and I thought that was a good sign for me.

The members saw that I was already gray-haired and of an exemplary appearance, which is the most important part of positions like this.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XVI Reading 1/32

The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes Anonymous

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Chapter XVI

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

When this was done I put on the hermit's garb and went into town to tell the prior of the brotherhood what had happened. But first I didn't forget to put the altar back the way it had been before. I found all the members of the brotherhood that the hermitage depended on together there. The hermitage was dedicated to Saint Lazarus, and I thought that was a good sign for me. The members saw that I was already gray-haired and of an exemplary appearance, which is the most important part of positions like this.

The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

When this was done I put on the hermit's garb and went into town to tell the prior of the brotherhood what had happened.

Line 2

But first I didn't forget to put the altar back the way it had been before.

Line 3

I found all the members of the brotherhood that the hermitage depended on together there.

Line 4

The hermitage was dedicated to Saint Lazarus, and I thought that was a good sign for me.

Line 5

The members saw that I was already gray-haired and of an exemplary appearance, which is the most important part of positions like this.

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all

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already

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altar

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an

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and

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appearance

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back

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been

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before

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brotherhood

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But

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dedicated

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depended

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didn't

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done

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exemplary

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first

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for

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forget

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found

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garb

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good

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gray-haired

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had

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happened

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hermit's

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hermitage

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I

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important

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into

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is

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it

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Lazarus

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like

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me

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members

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most

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of

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on

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part

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positions

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prior

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put

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Saint

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saw

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sign

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tell

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that

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the

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there

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this

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thought

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to

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together

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town

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was

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way

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went

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what

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When

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which

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From this reading The members saw that I was already gray-haired and of an exemplary appearance, which is the most important part of positions like this.

Chapter 16 of The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes by Anonymous holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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