Chapter 4 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah. Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily. "Did you hear the violin?" she asked. "What violin?" Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
Chapter 4 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.”
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “"Did you hear the violin?" she asked.”
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In this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
react verbally
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
at any time
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
the act of departing
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Rosemary sat up and regarded her sister sleepily.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading "Did you hear the violin?" she asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sarah's surprise was an answer in itself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What violin?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Aren't you ever going to get up?" demanded Sarah.
Chapter 4 of Rainbow Hill by Josephine Lawrence holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 4 holds 97 sentences of Rainbow Hill, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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