Chapter 13 of The Little Spanish Dancer is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Little Spanish Dancer is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter. The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory. She was a dancer. But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero. His name was Pedro.
Chapter 13 of The Little Spanish Dancer is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.”
a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
someone who fights bulls
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading “She was a dancer.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading “BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.
a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
someone who fights bulls
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading She was a dancer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a young female
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Pedro.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
held dear
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Pedro.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name was Pedro.
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a dancer.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But she, too, had an admirer who was a torero.
a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a dancer.
which person or people
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Carmen of this story did not work in a cigarette factory.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading BULLFIGHT IN MADRID (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) In the opera, "Carmen," a girl who works in a cigarette factory of Seville, is loved by a torero, or bullfighter.
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