Chapter 15 of The Spanish Brothers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Spanish Brothers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"True. They promised to save it from disgrace. But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it." "Yet, this once. I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
Chapter 15 of The Spanish Brothers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “They promised to save it from disgrace.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
in an idle manner
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
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In this reading “I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
in an idle manner
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
on one occasion
From this reading "Yet, this once.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
except for; apart from
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
express in speech
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yet, this once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They promised to save it from disgrace.
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was part of my penance not to utter it; if possible, to forget it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not ask idly--this once--have pity on me, and speak it," pleaded Carlos, with intense tremulous earnestness.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet, this once.
Chapter 15 of The Spanish Brothers by Deborah Alcock holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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