Chapter 10 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey. Miss Briggs opened the door for her. Her sallow face brightened up. 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.' Came jest five minutes after you left.
Chapter 10 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Her sallow face brightened up.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Came jest five minutes after you left.”
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
From this reading “VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'”
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 “Came jest five minutes after you left.”
In this reading “Her sallow face brightened up.”
In this reading “Her sallow face brightened up.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
later than; following
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Her sallow face brightened up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her sallow face brightened up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.
a man of refinement
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
From this reading VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
unhealthy looking
From this reading Her sallow face brightened up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Briggs opened the door for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her sallow face brightened up.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading VICTORIA had forgotten her latchkey.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading 'There's a gentleman waiting, mum,' she said, 'and 'ere's a telegram.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Came jest five minutes after you left.
Chapter 10 of A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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