Chapter 23 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The door opened and Dr. Wells entered. They rushed at him, all speaking at once. “How is she?” Howard asked. “Is she alive?”
Chapter 23 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading ““Is she alive?””
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Howard asked.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.”
done under pressure
From this reading “They rushed at him, all speaking at once.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “They rushed at him, all speaking at once.”
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading “The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “They rushed at him, all speaking at once.”
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possessing life
From this reading “Is she alive?”
(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 They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Howard asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How is she?”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Howard asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is she?”
on one occasion
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
done under pressure
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How is she?”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rushed at him, all speaking at once.
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading The door opened and Dr. Wells entered.
Chapter 23 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" by Constance Lindsay Skinner holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 23 holds 199 sentences of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!", unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of "Good-Morning, Rosamond!" by Constance Lindsay Skinner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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