Chapter 3 of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR. No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard. “Friend! Wait!” He had no friends.
Chapter 3 of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gotten through environmental forces
From this reading “HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “He had no friends.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.”
Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)
From this reading “HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait!””
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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 HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friend!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had no friends.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
and nothing more
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
not any; not one
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)
From this reading HOW TITO ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE IN ONE HOUR.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait!”
the words that are spoken
From this reading No words could have astonished him more than those he had just heard.
Chapter 3 of The Strange Friend of Tito Gil by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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