Chapter 11 of Charles Rex is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Charles Rex is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth. "What an antic! I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels! What are you doing that for?" Bunny's hands were on her shoulders.
Chapter 11 of Charles Rex is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come to rest, settle
From this reading “HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “"What an antic!”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!”
without bounds
From this reading “HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.”
great merriment
From this reading “HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.”
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anew
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
to come to rest, settle
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
in addition
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What an antic!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
ludicrously odd
From this reading "What an antic!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing that for?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing that for?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What are you doing that for?"
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
a young female
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the act of departing
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Bunny's hands were on her shoulders.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
without bounds
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the force of workers available
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
great merriment
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bunny's hands were on her shoulders.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Bunny's hands were on her shoulders.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What are you doing that for?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What an antic!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW TO MANAGE MEN Bunny's lanky form followed and also cleared the rose-tree with infinitely less grace, and again the girl laughed, her wide blue eyes alight with mirth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you were going to pull up the rose bush with your heels!
Chapter 11 of Charles Rex by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell 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 11 holds 177 sentences of Charles Rex, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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