Chapter 9 of Rollo in Holland is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Rollo in Holland is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT CANAL. The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed. Mr. George and Rollo were both ready. Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket. The party then set out.
Chapter 9 of Rollo in Holland is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “THE GREAT CANAL.”
a government administrator
From this reading “The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.”
plural of “guilder” — the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
subject to appointment
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading THE GREAT CANAL.
a government administrator
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CANAL.
plural of “guilder” — the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party then set out.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The party then set out.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CANAL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. George counted out the fifteen guilders on the table, and James put them in his pocket.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The party then set out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The commissioner knocked at Mr. George's door at the time appointed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo were both ready.
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