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Chapter 8 of Rollo in Naples is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POMPEII. On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance. He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her. "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that. What is the bad news?"
Chapter 8 of Rollo in Naples is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.”
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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 On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
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From this reading "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
having the place or position changed
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
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From this reading "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the bad news?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
From this reading POMPEII.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Ah," said Mrs. Gray, "I'm sorry to hear that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told Mrs. Gray that he had got some bad news for her.
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the bad news?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the day on which the excursion to Vesuvius was made, Rollo came into Mrs. Gray's room, wearing a somewhat disturbed countenance.
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