Exploring Literary Topics: Transience, Death, and Vanity
Infinitive love, love, love this grundio indicative. Compustar have loved, loved. Imperfect/pluperfect had loved. Perfect simple love. Before I had loved. Future simple love. Future perfect conditional I would love, love. Conditional perfect subjunctive would have loved this love. Perfect compound has loved, loved or loved. Imperfect/pluperfect future would or I would have loved to love your love… Fut compound imperative has loved your mistress, mistress, love us, love you, love them.
1º p, preterite
Read MoreUnexpected Crimes: Lamb, Betrayal, and a Prank Gone Wrong
All of a sudden, the other detective, who had just come from the other bedroom and had heard her giggle, said: “Did you say something, Mrs. Maloney?” Mary began to sob again, feigning an astonishing cry. She almost started laughing, so the officers began to suspect. The four men began to look at each other, frowning and thinking the same thing: something strange happened in this house. Quickly, one of the policemen stood up and walked away from her towards the kitchen. Mary knew that the detective
Read MoreDreams Deferred: Aspirations and Realities in A Raisin in the Sun
Dreams and Aspirations in A Raisin in the Sun
A dream is a wish, an aspiration, or a hope. Younger people have dreams for their future, and their parents have dreams for their children’s future. Mama, Walter, Ruth, and Beneatha all live under the same roof and have completely different dreams. Some affect only one person, while others have a bigger impact on many other people. Through the characters’ dreams, the author presents different points of view.
Mama’s Dream: A Home for the Family
Mama’s
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Exercises: Conditionals, Passive Voice, Reported Speech
1. Complete with the Correct Conditional
A
- Would have played
- Would Take
- Wins / Will interview
- Wont get / Buy
1 B
- Jack would help Peter if he asked for help.
- If they had gone to bed earlier, they wouldn’t have been so tired.
- He would get a better mark if he studied harder.
- Emma won’t arrive late if she doesn’t miss the bus.
- Lisa won’t enter the triathlon if Dan doesn’t train her.
2. Complete the Sentences: Passive Form
- Are Held
- Are being planned
- Was invented
- Are being Posted
- Hasn’t been delivered
- Were written
- Has
The Tale of Moonfleet: A Journey Through Love and Loss
Chapter 1: The Village of Moonfleet
In 1757, Moonfleet was a small village near the sea in the south of England. John Trenchard, an orphan, lives with his aunt. One night, he goes to the bar with his friend Ratsey to talk to Elzevir, who is sad after his son’s death at the hands of the wealthy Mr. Maskew. John leaves soon to avoid meeting Blackbeard, who roams the village on winter nights. He stole a famous diamond and hid it. He was buried under the church, so now he gets out of his coffin to
Read MoreCount Lucanor, Lazarillo de Tormes: Summary & Analysis
Count Lucanor: Structure and Moral
In each story of Count Lucanor, the Count presents his counselor, Patronio, with a question regarding a specific case of conduct. Patronio responds allegorically, narrating a story or *exemplo*, always concluding with a Christian moral, even in seemingly pagan scenarios. This moral directly answers the Count’s initial question.
Lazarillo de Tormes: Parody and Censorship
Lazarillo’s Parody: The narrative includes elements of parody, such as the idea of love being blind.
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