Chapter 10 of Rollo in London is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rollo in London is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOME OF ST. PAUL'S. The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross. There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit. The first of these galleries is an interior one.
Chapter 10 of Rollo in London is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “THE DOME OF ST.”
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.”
the region that is outside of something
From this reading “There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.”
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.”
a point where lines intersect
From this reading “The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL'S.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
being joined in close association
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading THE DOME OF ST.
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
the region that is outside of something
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of these galleries is an interior one.
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
a point where lines intersect
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of these galleries is an interior one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOME OF ST.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
above and across; more than
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL'S.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading The dome of St. Paul's rises above the centre of the church, over the intersection of the arms of the cross.
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From this reading THE DOME OF ST.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOME OF ST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first of these galleries is an interior one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are, in fact, two domes--an interior and an exterior one; and there are three galleries connected with them which strangers visit.
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