Chapter 12 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FANCY BALL. The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work. Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart. Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature. By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
Chapter 12 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.”
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.”
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.”
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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 Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE FANCY BALL.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading THE FANCY BALL.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
a full supply
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
on the contrary
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FANCY BALL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By nature she was inclined to look at the dark side rather than at the bright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hers was not a particularly hopeful nature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Molly came down from her interview with Jane Macalister with a sickening sense of coming disaster filling her heart.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The best cure for anxiety, short of removing it altogether, is plenty of work.
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