Chapter 14 of Weeds is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Weeds is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire. Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment. “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús. “Which?” “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
Chapter 14 of Weeds is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.”
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading “The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.”
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading ““That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.”
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temporarily
In this reading “Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.”
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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 The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
a boy or man
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
set afire or burning
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
having been warmed up
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which?”
Chapter 14 of Weeds by Pío Baroja holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 14 holds 132 sentences of Weeds, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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