Chapter 3 of A Round Dozen is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Round Dozen is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning. "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica. "Do let us telegraph them to start at once. I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too." So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
Chapter 3 of A Round Dozen is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."”
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
From this reading “"They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.”
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading “"No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.”
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading “So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “"Do let us telegraph them to start at once.”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading “"They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.”
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someone who transmits messages by telegraph
In this reading “So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"Do let us telegraph them to start at once.”
In this reading “"Do let us telegraph them to start at once.”
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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 So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
(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 "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
on one occasion
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "No, but they're all packed and ready," said the lilac hepatica.
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I somehow feel as if I should like to please Blossom too."
any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do let us telegraph them to start at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
which person or people
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading So the trillium, who was telegraph operator, stooped down and dragged up a thread-like root, fine as wire.
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
but in spite of that
From this reading "They're not there yet," said the columbine, yawning.
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