Chapter 24 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly. Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah. Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read. "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place." Three faces fell.
Chapter 24 of Rainbow Hill is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “"No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.”
In this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
In this reading “Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
in a considerate manner
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Three faces fell.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Three faces fell.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading "No," answered Mr. Robinson, "I didn't buy the place."
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three faces fell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Hildreth had considerately gone into the kitchen to read.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Richard and Warren and Jack and the circus agent sat on the top step and below them were ranged Rosemary, Shirley and Sarah.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRULY A SACRIFICE "Did you buy the farm?" asked Sarah bluntly.
Chapter 24 of Rainbow Hill by Josephine Lawrence holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 24 holds 158 sentences of Rainbow Hill, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Rainbow Hill by Josephine Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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