Chapter 2 of Rollo in Rome is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Rollo in Rome is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JOURNEY. There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe. One is the way of driving the horses. It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions. There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
Chapter 2 of Rollo in Rome is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading “There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “One is the way of driving the horses.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.”
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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 There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
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From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
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From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading One is the way of driving the horses.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading One is the way of driving the horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is the way of driving the horses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE JOURNEY.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is the way of driving the horses.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
a special situation
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading There are a great many curious things to be observed in travelling by the public conveyances on the continent of Europe.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There is a postilion for each pair of horses, and he sits upon the nigh horse of the pair.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a very common thing to have them driven, not by coachmen, but by postilions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One is the way of driving the horses.
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