Chapter 16 of Weeds is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Weeds is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto. Would you want to go there today?” he added. “Sure. Come on.” They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
Chapter 16 of Weeds is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.”
a path set aside for walking
From this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.”
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
From this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Would you want to go there today?” he added.”
United States writer (born in 1925)
From this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
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In this reading “Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.”
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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 Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
the head of a city government
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
a path set aside for walking
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure.
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
the present time or age
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
precisely as stated
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
United States writer (born in 1925)
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were at the Puerta del Sol, so they went down the Calle Mayor.
at the time that
From this reading Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez “On nights when it isn’t very cold,” said the soldier, “I sleep in that grove near the Virgen del Puerto.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you want to go there today?” he added.
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