Chapter 14 of Good Old Anna is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Good Old Anna is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door. She had fled there to read her first love-letter. "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you. I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away. But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
Chapter 14 of Good Old Anna is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “She had fled there to read her first love-letter.”
the literary culture
From this reading “I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
a special loved one
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
at any time
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
the literary culture
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
a particular point in time
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
and nothing more
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But this is the first moment I have been able to put one down on paper.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
express in words
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had fled there to read her first love-letter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rose Otway ran up to her room and locked the door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I have been writing letters to you in my heart ever since I went away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DARLING ROSE,--This is only to tell you that I love you.
Chapter 14 of Good Old Anna by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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