Chapter 9 of No royal road is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of No royal road is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WASTED MINUTES. "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care." ADELAIDE A. PROCTER. ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames. It had been a dull day.
Chapter 9 of No royal road is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “ADELAIDE A. PROCTER.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.”
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “"Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."”
shining unsteadily
From this reading “ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.”
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading “"Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “"Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “WASTED MINUTES.”
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In this reading “ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.”
In this reading “ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.”
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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 ADELAIDE A. PROCTER.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading ADELAIDE A. PROCTER.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
have
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It had been a dull day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It had been a dull day.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
shining unsteadily
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a dull day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
softly bright or radiant
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading WASTED MINUTES.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
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From this reading ADELAIDE A. PROCTER.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading WASTED MINUTES.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading ONE afternoon Mrs. Eden had been unusually silent, as they sat watching the flickering of the flames.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care."
Chapter 9 of No royal road by Florence E. Burch holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 9 holds 79 sentences of No royal road, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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