Chapter 15 of The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PALLIDA MORS. When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence. "The señora?" he asked in alarm. "The señora is in bed." "Oh, I might have known it!
Chapter 15 of The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"The señora?" he asked in alarm.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
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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In this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
In this reading “When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.”
In this reading “"The señora is in bed."”
In this reading “"The señora?" he asked in alarm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the state of being absent
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "The señora?" he asked in alarm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "The señora?" he asked in alarm.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "The señora is in bed."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The señora?" he asked in alarm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The señora?" he asked in alarm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The señora is in bed."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
(Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
From this reading PALLIDA MORS.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I might have known it!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALLIDA MORS.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The señora?" he asked in alarm.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
precisely as stated
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
at the time that
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
which person or people
From this reading When the carriage stopped, Don Mariano perceived by the face of the servant who came to open the door that nothing very delightful had occurred during his absence.
Chapter 15 of The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María) by Armando Palacio Valdés holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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