Chapter 5 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have all the time there is," laughed Rose. "Everybody has, for that matter." "Have you had your breakfast?" "No, have you?" "Far from it.
Chapter 5 of Old Rose and Silver is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Have you had your breakfast?"”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody has, for that matter."”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “"Far from it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Everybody has, for that matter."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Everybody has, for that matter."”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “"We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Have you had your breakfast?"
every person
From this reading "Everybody has, for that matter."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Far from it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Everybody has, for that matter."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Far from it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Have you had your breakfast?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everybody has, for that matter."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Far from it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Everybody has, for that matter."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, have you?"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Everybody has, for that matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have all the time there is," laughed Rose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you had your breakfast?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you had your breakfast?"
Chapter 5 of Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 5 holds 421 sentences of Old Rose and Silver, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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