Chapter 2 of Dorothy, and Other Italian Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dorothy, and Other Italian Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Absurd! Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence." "Oh, Rose is too young for him." "In years, yes. But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
Chapter 2 of Dorothy, and Other Italian Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “"Absurd!”
how long something has existed
From this reading “But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.”
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."”
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.”
a late time of life
From this reading “"In years, yes.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Oh, Rose is too young for him."”
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Absurd!
how long something has existed
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, Rose is too young for him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Rose is too young for him."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Rose is too young for him."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Rose's heart can be any age she pleases.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rose Hatherbury is the one--if it's any one in Florence."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, Rose is too young for him."
a late time of life
From this reading "In years, yes.
an affirmative
From this reading "In years, yes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, Rose is too young for him."
Chapter 2 of Dorothy, and Other Italian Stories by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Dorothy, and Other Italian Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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