Chapter 9 of The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA. "On! on!" Martin Paz had exclaimed. And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian. His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
Chapter 9 of The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cataract” — an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading “THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Martin Paz had exclaimed.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.”
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading “THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin Paz had exclaimed.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.”
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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 And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
anew
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
plural of “cataract” — an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
a female human offspring
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On! on!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
Chapter 9 of The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love by Jules Verne holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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