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The Spanish Brothers

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 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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"Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.
"His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"
"True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."
After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.
Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."
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The Spanish Brothers

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The Spanish Brothers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.
/jet ɡɑːd meɪ ɡɪv ˈaʊər lænd əˈnʌðər ˈtraɪəl ˈkɑːrloʊs kənˈtɪnjuːd/
Line 2
"His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"
/hɪz truːθ ɪz səmˈtaɪmz ˈɔːfərd twaɪs tuː ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz waɪ nɑːt tuː ˈneɪʃənz/
Line 3
"True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."
/truː ɪt wɑːz ˈɔːfərd twaɪs tuː miː preɪzd biː hɪz neɪm/
Line 4
After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.
Line 5
Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Carlos noun US /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading “"Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.”

individuals noun US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading “"His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"”

interval noun US /ˈɪntərvəl/

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading “After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.”

nations noun US /ˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “"His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"”

praised verb US /preɪzd/

past form of “praise” — express approval of

From this reading “"True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."”

readily adverb US /ˈredəli/

without much difficulty

From this reading “Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."”

speaks verb US /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading “After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.”

trial noun US /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading “"Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

After an interval preposition + article + noun counted as “after … interval”

In this reading “After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.”

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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.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

Juliano

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

praisedverbUS /preɪzd/

past form of “praise” — express approval of

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/

without much difficulty

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

speaksverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading After an interval of silence, he resumed, "My son always speaks of others, never of himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

TrueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "True; it was offered twice to me, praised be his name."

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "His truth is sometimes offered twice to individuals, why not to nations?"

WordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Yet God may give our land another trial," Carlos continued.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Not yet have I learned how it was that you came to receive the Word of God so readily from Juliano."

Chapter 16 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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Chapter 16 holds 399 sentences of The Spanish Brothers, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

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Spanish
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Brothers
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Sixteenth
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