Chapter 22 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell. 'I'm not my sister's keeper. I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.' 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.' 'Not at all.
Chapter 22 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give sanction to
From this reading “'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.”
consider bad or wrong
From this reading “'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “'I'm not my sister's keeper.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “'I'm not my sister's keeper.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.”
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 “'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'”
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.
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'”
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 I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
give sanction to
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Not at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
consider bad or wrong
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
someone in charge of other people
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
impressive in appearance
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
express in words
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 'I'm not my sister's keeper.
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading 'I DON'T approve and I don't disapprove,' snarled Farwell.
a special situation
From this reading 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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 'But really,' said Victoria, 'if you don't think it right to do a thing, you must think it wrong.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't pretend to think it noble of you to live with a man you don't care for, but I don't say you're wrong to do it.'
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