Chapter 3 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"With rum in it?" queried Juliet. "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully. "Aunt Francesca never does." "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful." "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
Chapter 3 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Aunt Francesca never does."”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"With rum in it?" queried Juliet.”
an ardent male lover
From this reading “"We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."”
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading “"With rum in it?" queried Juliet.”
plural of “stimulant” — any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
From this reading “"The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.”
as much as a teaspoon will hold
From this reading “"We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."”
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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 "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Aunt Francesca never does."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
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From this reading "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aunt Francesca never does."
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From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
in a doubtful manner
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
one or the other of two
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
apart from; not including
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Francesca never does."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Aunt Francesca never does."
and nothing more
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
an ardent male lover
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
plural of “stimulant” — any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
From this reading "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
as much as a teaspoon will hold
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The doctor said we didn't need stimulants.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think so," said Isabel, doubtfully.
precisely as stated
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
at the time that
From this reading "We don't, either," Romeo explained, "except when it's very cold, and then only a teaspoonful."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With rum in it?" queried Juliet.
Chapter 3 of Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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