Chapter 4 of A Ring of Rubies is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Ring of Rubies is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You must call me Rosamund, Hetty. Now listen. Don't tremble, dear. I am obliged to leave you. I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
Chapter 4 of A Ring of Rubies is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Don't tremble, dear.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I am obliged to leave you.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Now listen.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “I am obliged to leave you.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Don't tremble, dear.”
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.
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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 I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am obliged to leave you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
dearly loved
From this reading Don't tremble, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't tremble, dear.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am obliged to leave you.
go away from a place
From this reading I am obliged to leave you.
hear with intention
From this reading Now listen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have a mother and father, and--and-- brothers.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now listen.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I am obliged to leave you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am obliged to leave you.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Don't tremble, dear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must call me Rosamund, Hetty.
Chapter 4 of A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 417 sentences of A Ring of Rubies, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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