Chapter 19 of The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence. Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?" Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room. "No sign of him," said he. "Oh, I say!
Chapter 19 of The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"”
Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
From this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.”
a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
From this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
get going or set in motion
In this reading “Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"”
In this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
In this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
In this reading “FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
the act of departing
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No sign of him," said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I say!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
a particular point in time
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
not any; not one
From this reading "No sign of him," said he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No sign of him," said he.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I say!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No sign of him," said he.
Identical; not different.
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, I say!
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "No sign of him," said he.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going out to the terrace he listened a moment and then returned to the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FLIGHT At half-past two that same night Franco, Lawyer V., and their friend Pedraglio were sitting in the loggia in the dark, and in silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Suddenly Pedraglio started up exclaiming: "What can that fool be about?"
Chapter 19 of The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) by Antonio Fogazzaro holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Chapter 19 holds 461 sentences of The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico), unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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