Chapter 12 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket. Renovales resisted feebly. "You foolish girl. You're wasting your time. Where do you think the wallet is?
Chapter 12 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Renovales resisted feebly.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"You foolish girl.”
a short coat
From this reading “She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.”
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Renovales resisted feebly.”
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading “Where do you think the wallet is?”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “You're wasting your time.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.”
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 “She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.”
In this reading “"You foolish girl.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you think the wallet is?
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Renovales resisted feebly.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "You foolish girl.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
a young female
From this reading "You foolish girl.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where do you think the wallet is?
a short coat
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Renovales resisted feebly.
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Renovales resisted feebly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Where do you think the wallet is?
the act of tickling
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You're wasting your time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading Where do you think the wallet is?
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading You're wasting your time.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you think the wallet is?
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading She plunged her hands in her father's breast, unbuttoning his working jacket, tickling him to get at the inside pocket.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You foolish girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're wasting your time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You're wasting your time.
Chapter 12 of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez holds 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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 12 holds 517 sentences of Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda), unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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