Chapter 5 of Rita is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rita is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MARGARET. CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight. MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading? Will they open wider, I ask myself? Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
Chapter 5 of Rita is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?”
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading “CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.”
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.”
more quickly
From this reading “Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.”
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Will they open wider, I ask myself?”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
make calm or still
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
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From this reading TO MARGARET.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
more quickly
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will the breath come quicker between those cool rose-leaves of your lips?
express in words
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMP OF THE SONS OF CUBA, May the --, Midnight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MARGARET.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
at the time that
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Will they open wider, I ask myself?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY MARGUERITE:--What will you say when your eyes, those calm gray eyes, rest upon the above heading?
Chapter 5 of Rita by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 5 holds 169 sentences of Rita, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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