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| Guide to Pronunciation |
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I Easy Italian Step-by-Step |
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1 Nouns, Articles, and Descriptive Adjectives |
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3 | (22) |
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3 | (6) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (6) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (7) |
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2 Subject Pronouns, stare, and essere |
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25 | (13) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension La casa |
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35 | (3) |
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3 Ce and ci sono, Interrogative Words, and the Calendar |
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38 | (20) |
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C'e (There Is) and ci sono (There Are) |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (5) |
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47 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension Una citta italiana |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension II cinema |
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56 | (2) |
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4 Numbers, Time, and Dates |
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58 | (16) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension II ristorante |
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70 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension II lavoro casalingo |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (14) |
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Uses of the Present Tense |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (4) |
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-Are and -ere Verbs with More than One Meaning |
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84 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension Arturo e Carla |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (16) |
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88 | (5) |
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93 | (6) |
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99 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension La famiglia Marchetti |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (17) |
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Andare (to go; to be going) |
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104 | (1) |
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The Future with andare + a + Infinitive |
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105 | (1) |
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The Future Tense of Regular Verbs |
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106 | (5) |
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111 | (1) |
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Useful Words: che and per |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension L'appuntamento dal dentista |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (29) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (3) |
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126 | (2) |
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Adjectives of Nationality |
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128 | (2) |
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Adjectives That Precede a Noun |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension II cane eil gatto |
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147 | (3) |
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9 Negatives and Prepositions |
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150 | (22) |
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Negatives and Negative Expressions |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension II treno |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (6) |
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Reading Comprehension La visita |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (25) |
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Piacere and the Indirect Object |
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172 | (6) |
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178 | (5) |
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183 | (10) |
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Reading Comprehension Andare a fare spese |
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193 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension La spiaggia |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (12) |
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Transitive Verbs and the Direct Object |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (5) |
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Review Table of Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns |
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204 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension Gli svaghi degli italiani |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (11) |
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209 | (1) |
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Frequently Used Reflexive Verbs |
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210 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs Whose English Translations Do Not Include Oneself |
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210 | (1) |
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Position of the Reflexive Pronoun |
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211 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs with Parts of the Body and Clothing |
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212 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs That Express Emotion or Movement |
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213 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs Followed by a Preposition |
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214 | (1) |
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Review of Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns |
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215 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs with Reciprocal Meanings |
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216 | (1) |
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Si and Impersonal Expressions |
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216 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension I mezzi di trasporto pubblici |
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217 | (3) |
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13 The Preterit and the Present Perfect Tenses |
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220 | (22) |
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Formation of the Preterit |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (6) |
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The Present Perfect Tense |
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231 | (4) |
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Present Perfect with essere |
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235 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension La moda italiana |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (29) |
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Formation of the Imperfect |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (3) |
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Preterit, Present Perfect, and Imperfect Compared |
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249 | (6) |
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255 | (8) |
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Reflexive Pronouns with Direct Object Pronouns |
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263 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension II traffico in Italia |
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266 | (5) |
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Accent Marks, Stress, and Intonation in Italian |
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271 | (2) |
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15 Nouns, Descriptive Adjectives, and Pronouns |
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273 | (13) |
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Definition and Classification of Nouns |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (5) |
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Singular and Plural Nouns |
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279 | (7) |
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16 Definite and Indefinite Articles |
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286 | (12) |
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Inclusion and Omission of Articles |
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287 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension Firenze |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension II gioco delle bocce |
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296 | (2) |
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17 Descriptive Adjectives |
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298 | (33) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (3) |
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Position of the Adjectives |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (3) |
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307 | (1) |
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Adjectives That Precede a Noun |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (2) |
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Adjectives That Express Quantity |
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310 | (2) |
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Adjectives That Express Next, Only, and Last |
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312 | (1) |
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Adjectives Related to the Five Senses |
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313 | (4) |
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Comparison of Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, and Verbs |
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317 | (3) |
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320 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension Al ristorante |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (23) |
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Formation and Uses of Possessive Pronouns |
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331 | (4) |
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335 | (7) |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (9) |
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354 | (23) |
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355 | (5) |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (4) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (1) |
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The Prepositions fra and tra |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (6) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension Amici |
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380 | (1) |
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Adverbial Expressions with the Prepositions: a, di, da, and in |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (8) |
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383 | (2) |
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Present Continuous Tense (or Progressive Tense) |
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385 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension II bar |
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388 | (3) |
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391 | (6) |
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391 | (2) |
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Verb Fare (to do, to make) |
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393 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension Visita della mia arnica Isabella |
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395 | (2) |
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23 The Present Tense of Regular Verbs |
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397 | (20) |
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397 | (2) |
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Useful First Conjugation or -are Verbs |
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399 | (1) |
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First Conjugation Verbs Ending in -care and -gare |
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400 | (1) |
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First Conjugation Verbs Ending in -ciare, -giare, and -sciare |
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401 | (4) |
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Second Conjugation, -ere Verbs |
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405 | (2) |
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Second Conjugation Verbs Ending in -cere and -gere |
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407 | (1) |
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Second Conjugation Verbs Ending in -gliere and -gnere |
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407 | (1) |
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Verbs in -cere, -gere, -gliere, and -gnere |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (3) |
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Conjugation of -ire Verbs |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (1) |
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Uses of the Present Tense |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (5) |
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Regular Verbs in the Imperfect |
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417 | (1) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension Anna va in Italia a studiare I'italiano |
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419 | (3) |
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25 The Present Perfect Tense |
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422 | (12) |
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Formation of the Present Perfect |
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422 | (1) |
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Formation of the Past Participle |
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423 | (1) |
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-Ere Verbs with Irregular Past Participles |
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423 | (5) |
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The Present Perfect with avere |
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428 | (1) |
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The Present Perfect with essere |
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428 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension La vendemmia |
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431 | (3) |
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434 | (9) |
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434 | (2) |
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More Negative Expressions |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (3) |
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The Past Progressive Tense |
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440 | (3) |
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27 Direct Object Pronouns |
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443 | (8) |
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Transitive Verbs and the Direct Object Pronouns |
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443 | (4) |
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The Indirect Object Pronoun |
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447 | (4) |
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28 The Pronouns Ci and Vi and Ne |
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451 | (7) |
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451 | (4) |
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455 | (3) |
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29 Combined Pronouns and Their Use |
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458 | (12) |
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Combined Pronouns with the Imperative, the Infinitive, and the Gerund |
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460 | (1) |
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Double Pronouns with the Negative Form of the Imperative |
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461 | (1) |
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Double Pronouns with Compound Tenses |
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462 | (2) |
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Double Pronouns with Modal Verbs |
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464 | (3) |
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467 | (1) |
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The Present Perfect with Modal Verbs |
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467 | (1) |
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The Imperative of Reflexive Verbs |
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468 | (2) |
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470 | (12) |
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The Future Tense of Regular Verbs |
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470 | (2) |
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Stem Changes in the Future Tense |
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472 | (1) |
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The Future Tense of Irregular Verbs |
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473 | (2) |
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Expressing the Future Using the Present Tense |
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475 | (1) |
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476 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension I ponti di Roma eVenezia |
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478 | (4) |
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482 | (11) |
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Formation of the Conditional Tense |
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482 | (1) |
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Verbs with Irregular Conditional Stems |
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483 | (2) |
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Uses of the Conditional Tense |
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485 | (4) |
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489 | (2) |
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Sequence of Tenses in Indirect Speech |
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491 | (2) |
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33 The Present Subjunctive |
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493 | (22) |
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Formation of the Present Subjunctive |
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493 | (1) |
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-Are Verbs in the Present Subjunctive |
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494 | (1) |
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-Ere and -ire Verbs in the Present Subjunctive |
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495 | (2) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Subjunctive |
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497 | (1) |
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Uses of the Present Subjunctive |
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498 | (11) |
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The Present Subjunctive After Certain Conjunctions |
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509 | (2) |
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In Certain Dependent Adjective Clauses |
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511 | (4) |
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34 The Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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515 | (4) |
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Formation of the Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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515 | (1) |
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Uses of the Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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516 | (3) |
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35 The Imperfect Subjunctive |
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519 | (14) |
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Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive |
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519 | (3) |
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Use of the Imperfect Subjunctive in Subordinate Clauses |
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522 | (4) |
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The Imperfect Subjunctive After Certain Verbs |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (1) |
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Conditions Contrary to the Fact |
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527 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension II carnevale |
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529 | (4) |
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36 Past Perfect Subjunctive |
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533 | (14) |
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Formation of the Past Perfect Subjunctive |
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533 | (3) |
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Se Clause and the Past Perfect Subjunctive |
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536 | (5) |
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Sequence of Tenses with the Subjunctive Mood |
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541 | (6) |
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37 Special Construction and the Passive |
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547 | (8) |
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547 | (1) |
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548 | (1) |
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548 | (2) |
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550 | (1) |
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Verbs Other Than Essere That Express the Passive |
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550 | (3) |
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Alternative to the Passive Voice |
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553 | (2) |
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38 Conjunctions and Verbs with Prepositions |
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555 | (12) |
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Functions of Conjunctions in Italian |
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555 | (1) |
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Most Commonly Used Conjunctions |
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556 | (1) |
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Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition a |
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557 | (3) |
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Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition di |
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560 | (2) |
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Verbs Followed by the Preposition su |
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562 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension La musica italiana |
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563 | (4) |
| Answer Key |
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567 | (30) |
| Index |
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