Chapter 19 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill. There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice. He was at least not slain! She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again. He replied with a guarded question.
Chapter 19 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.”
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.”
prudent
From this reading “He replied with a guarded question.”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
plural of “interjection” — an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.”
a confused multitude of things
From this reading “There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “He was at least not slain!”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.”
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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ride away on a horse, for example
In this reading “The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.”
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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 The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
anew
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at least not slain!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
prudent
From this reading He replied with a guarded question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at least not slain!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
plural of “interjection” — an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
a confused multitude of things
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was at least not slain!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was at least not slain!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He replied with a guarded question.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He replied with a guarded question.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading He was at least not slain!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
moving very fast
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sent up a swift prayer of grateful joy, and called him again.
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From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first sound she heard was a horse’s trotting as some one rode away down the hill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a jumble of interjections, groans, and arguments, amid which she distinguished her vagabond’s voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He replied with a guarded question.
Chapter 19 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" by Constance Lindsay Skinner holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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 19 holds 334 sentences of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!", unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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