Chapter 25 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A HOUSE_. Yet the colonel did not go. Days passed, and he did not go. Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect. And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
Chapter 25 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.”
plural of “reminder” — a message that helps you remember something
From this reading “Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.”
the season of growth
From this reading “And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.”
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 _A HOUSE_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Days passed, and he did not go.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days passed, and he did not go.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Days passed, and he did not go.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _A HOUSE_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
not any; not one
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days passed, and he did not go.
plural of “reminder” — a message that helps you remember something
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
the season of growth
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Esther ventured some gentle reminders, which had no effect.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading And the winter was gone and the spring was come, before he made the first expedition to the city in search of a house.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the colonel did not go.
Chapter 25 of A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 25 holds 177 sentences of A Red Wallflower, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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