The Spanish Cavalier: A Story of Seville

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AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG.

The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

Inez rather regretted when she found that there would be a break in intercourse which was so greatly enjoyed, Lucius having to go to Madrid on some mercantile business in the latter part of September.

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Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of The Spanish Cavalier: A Story of Seville is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG. The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger. Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure. She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often. Inez rather regretted when she found that there would be a break in intercourse which was so greatly enjoyed, Lucius having to go to Madrid on some mercantile business in the latter part of September.

The Spanish Cavalier: A Story of Seville

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Chapter 14 of The Spanish Cavalier: A Story of Seville is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG.

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The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

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Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

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She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

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Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Inez rather regretted when she found that there would be a break in intercourse which was so greatly enjoyed, Lucius having to go to Madrid on some mercantile business in the latter part of September.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Inez rather regretted when she found that there would be a break in intercourse which was so greatly enjoyed, Lucius having to go to Madrid on some mercantile business in the latter part of September.

Alcala

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

annoyance

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

Book

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

break

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brother

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

business

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

displeasure

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From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

Englishman

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

enjoyed

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evenings

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

feared

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

found

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great

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

greatly

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happy

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

house

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Inez

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From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

intercourse

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latter

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Lucius

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

made

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

Madrid

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many

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

marvellous

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

mercantile

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

often

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

old

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From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

part

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rather

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regretted

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repeated

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

saw

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

September

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servant's

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From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

share

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From this reading Inez did not share the old servant's displeasure.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

society

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

some

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spoke

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

strangely

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

stranger

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

studied

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

successive

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

suspected

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

Teresa

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

there

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

together

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From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

UNPARDONABLE

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From this reading AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG.

visits

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From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She saw that the society of the Englishman made her brother strangely happy, as they studied together that marvellous Book, of which Alcala spoke to her so often.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The visits of Lucius to the house of Alcala were repeated on many successive evenings, to the great annoyance of Teresa, who both suspected and feared the stranger.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

WRONG

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From this reading AN UNPARDONABLE WRONG.

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