Chapter 22 of Nobody's Rose is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Nobody's Rose is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s. “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked. “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.” “A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it. “Who in the world can it be from?”
Chapter 22 of Nobody's Rose is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.”
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading ““A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading ““Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.”
possessive form of “samuel” — (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.”
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading ““Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.”
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move around in a circular motion
In this reading ““A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.”
In this reading “THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.”
In this reading ““Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.”
In this reading ““Who in the world can it be from?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
later than; following
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who in the world can it be from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who in the world can it be from?”
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
set up or found
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
an aunt of your father or mother
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
an uncle of your father or mother
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who in the world can it be from?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Here’s a box for her I found over at Byfield.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “A box for me?” cried Rose, circling round it.
possessive form of “samuel” — (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading “Rose Shannon live here?” the driver asked.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE BOX FROM GREAT-AUNT SARAH It was some two weeks after Great-Uncle Samuel’s visit that the stage one day stopped at the Blossom’s.
which person or people
From this reading “Who in the world can it be from?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Who in the world can it be from?”
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