Chapter 6 of In the Wars of the Roses is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of In the Wars of the Roses is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Edward, I am glad to see you back. Where have you been these many hours? I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall. I am very anxious. I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
Chapter 6 of In the Wars of the Roses is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “I am very anxious.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “"Edward, I am glad to see you back.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.”
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading “I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."”
believed likely
From this reading “I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I am very anxious.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
believed likely
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
precisely as stated
From this reading I am very anxious.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I much fear that we are suspected--spied upon."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been these many hours?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have been watching and waiting, hoping you would come before nightfall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Edward, I am glad to see you back.
Chapter 6 of In the Wars of the Roses by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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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