Chapter 4 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SERPENT AND VIPER. Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful. The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently. "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear! This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
Chapter 4 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.”
in a haughty manner
From this reading “Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “"Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"”
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading “Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “SERPENT AND VIPER.”
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
From this reading “SERPENT AND VIPER.”
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.
In this reading “Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.”
In this reading “"Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!”
In this reading “The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
later than; following
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SERPENT AND VIPER.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
placed crosswise
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
in a haughty manner
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
not in physical motion
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
force somebody to do something
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading SERPENT AND VIPER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Doña Rosario stood motionless, her arms crossed, her head haughtily raised, and her look disdainful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Oh, oh!" she said, in a bitterly mocking tone, "my pretty dear!
in a violent manner
From this reading The Linda leaped from her horse, and seizing her by the arm, shook her violently.
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
From this reading SERPENT AND VIPER.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the way you oblige people to come after you: is it?"
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