Chapter 2 of Pimpernel and Rosemary is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pimpernel and Rosemary is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible. The end of the world! Death! Annihilation! Hell!
Chapter 2 of Pimpernel and Rosemary is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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destruction by annihilating something
From this reading “Annihilation!”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Death!”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Hell!”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.”
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destruction by annihilating something
From this reading Annihilation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end of the world!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Hell!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of the world!
and nothing more
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end of the world!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Peter Blakeney, Rosemary Fowkes' engagement to his friend Tarkington seemed not only incredible, but impossible.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The end of the world!
Chapter 2 of Pimpernel and Rosemary by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 77 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 2 holds 77 sentences of Pimpernel and Rosemary, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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