Chapter 2 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around. "But where," he asked, "are the roses?" Clara laughed outright. "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener. Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
Chapter 2 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “"You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “Clara laughed outright.”
the local environment
From this reading “Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."”
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading “WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"But where," he asked, "are the roses?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
taking care or paying attention
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clara laughed outright.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Clara laughed outright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
not any; not one
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading Clara laughed outright.
the local environment
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
term of address for a man
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
Chapter 2 of A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 2 holds 187 sentences of A Lost Leader, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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