Chapter 2 of In Wild Rose Time is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In Wild Rose Time is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He stopped and studied them. They were like a picture in their unconventional grace. He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas. “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile. “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
Chapter 2 of In Wild Rose Time is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ““Where did you youngsters find wild roses?”
characteristic of rural life
From this reading “He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “He stopped and studied them.”
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
From this reading “They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.”
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Where did you youngsters find wild roses?”
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 ““Where did you youngsters find wild roses?”
In this reading “He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.”
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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 They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped and studied them.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
an established custom
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped and studied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
not divisible by two
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
characteristic of rural life
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped and studied them.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading He stopped and studied them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stopped and studied them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was quite in the habit of picking up odd, rustic ideas.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were like a picture in their unconventional grace.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hillo!” coming nearer with a bright smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Where did you youngsters find wild roses?
Chapter 2 of In Wild Rose Time by Amanda M. Douglas holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of In Wild Rose Time, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of In Wild Rose Time by Amanda M. Douglas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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