Chapter 8 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 796 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 796 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What a pity that they were both so well known. But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple. No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid. Agreed, master? And the master approved of everything.
Chapter 8 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 796 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “And the master approved of everything.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading “No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.”
very recently
From this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “What a pity that they were both so well known.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.”
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.
In this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
two people who are married to each other
In this reading “But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.”
In this reading “What a pity that they were both so well known.”
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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 What a pity that they were both so well known.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Agreed, master?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading And the master approved of everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
the two together, not just one
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And the master approved of everything.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
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From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
joined in matrimony
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Agreed, master?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
very recently
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
not any; not one
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
one of four equal parts
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one would recognize them in that part of Madrid.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a pity that they were both so well known.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what they would do, at least, was to disguise themselves some morning and go house-hunting in some low quarter, like the Rastro, as if they were a newly married couple.
Chapter 8 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez holds 796 sentences, grouped into 160 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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