| Introduction |
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| Part One Bask Skills |
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Chapter 1 Italian Pronunciation and Spelling |
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3 | (18) |
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Pronunciation of Italian Vowels |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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Pronunciation of Italian Consonants |
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7 | (4) |
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11 | (2) |
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Italian Spelling and Capitalization |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Asking People How They Are |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Meeting and Greeting People |
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21 | (18) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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Asking Chi sono? and Che cosa sono? |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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Meeting and Greeting Expressions |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (5) |
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Chapter 3 Asking Questions |
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39 | (20) |
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40 | (3) |
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Days of the Week and Months of the Year |
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43 | (2) |
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Languages and Nationalities |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (5) |
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52 | (1) |
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Other Countries Around the World |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Describing People and Things |
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59 | (20) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (6) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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Asking Questions with Prepositions |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Expressing Likes and Dislikes |
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79 | (22) |
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Forms of the Indefinite Article |
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80 | (2) |
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Forms of the Definite Article |
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82 | (6) |
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Expressing Here and There with Essere |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (2) |
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More About Using the Verb Piacere |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (4) |
| Part Two Expanding on the Basics |
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Chapter 6 Learning the Present Indicative with -are Verbs |
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105 | (22) |
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Present Indicative of -are Verbs |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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Verbs Ending in -care, -gare, -dare, and -glare |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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Using the Verbs Bere and Dare |
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113 | (4) |
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More About Nouns and Gender |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Prepositions and the Present Indicative of -ere Verbs |
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127 | (22) |
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Present Indicative of -ere Verbs |
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128 | (2) |
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Using the Verbs Fare and Dire |
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130 | (3) |
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Prepositional Contractions |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (4) |
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145 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Demonstratives and the Present Indicative of -ire Verbs |
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149 | (22) |
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Present Indicative of -ire Verbs |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (3) |
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Using the Verbs Andare, Uscire, and Venire |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 Present Progressives and Possessives |
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171 | (22) |
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Present Progressive Tense |
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172 | (3) |
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Using the Verbs Potere, Volere, and Dovere |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (8) |
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Talking About the Weather |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Giving Commands |
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193 | (26) |
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194 | (7) |
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201 | (2) |
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Using the Verbs Sapere and Conoscere |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (5) |
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Part Three Building Competence |
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Chapter 11 Using Reflexive Verbs |
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219 | (18) |
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220 | (3) |
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Imperative Forms of Reflexive Verbs |
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223 | (3) |
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Reciprocal Forms of Verbs |
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226 | (2) |
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Fractions and Other Numerical Expressions |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Using the Present Perfect Tense |
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237 | (20) |
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Present Perfect Tense with Avere |
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237 | (5) |
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Present Perfect Tense with Essere |
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242 | (5) |
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Irregular Past Participles |
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247 | (3) |
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More About the Definite Article |
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250 | (4) |
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254 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Using the Imperfect Tense |
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257 | (20) |
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257 | (6) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect Tense |
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263 | (3) |
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Progressive Form of the Imperfect Tense |
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266 | (2) |
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More About Demonstratives and Possessives |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (5) |
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Chapter 14 Using the Pluperfect and Past Absolute Tenses |
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277 | (18) |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (5) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Past Absolute Tense |
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286 | (5) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (4) |
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Chapter 15 More About Nouns and Adjectives |
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295 | (20) |
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More About Masculine and Feminine Nouns |
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296 | (3) |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (5) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (3) |
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315 | (4) |
| Part Four Extending Competence |
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Chapter 16 Talking About the Future |
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319 | (20) |
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319 | (8) |
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Irregular Forms in the Future Tense |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (3) |
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Chapter 17 Using the Conditional Tense |
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339 | (20) |
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339 | (6) |
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Irregular Forms in the Conditional Tense |
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345 | (5) |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 Using Object Pronouns |
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359 | (20) |
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359 | (6) |
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Object Pronouns with Past Participles |
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365 | (3) |
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A Bit More About Adjectives |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (4) |
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Computers and the Internet |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (4) |
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Chapter 19 Using Double and Attached Object Pronouns |
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379 | (18) |
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379 | (4) |
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383 | (3) |
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386 | (2) |
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Still More About the Verb Piacere |
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388 | (4) |
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392 | (5) |
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Chapter 20 Making Comparisons |
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397 | (19) |
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398 | (4) |
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402 | (5) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (4) |
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416 | (3) |
| Final Exam |
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419 | (10) |
| Italian-English Glossary |
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429 | (10) |
| English-Italian Glossary |
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439 | (10) |
| Answer Key |
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449 | (22) |
| Index |
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