Chapter 10 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROLLO'S LETTER. At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny. It was as follows:-- ST. GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place. I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
Chapter 10 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It was as follows:-- ST.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.”
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading “GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “ROLLO'S LETTER.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as follows:-- ST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
dearly loved
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was as follows:-- ST.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
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 At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as follows:-- ST.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ROLLO'S LETTER.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROLLO'S LETTER.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as follows:-- ST.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I did not know there was such a lonely place on the Rhine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
precisely as stated
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as follows:-- ST.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GOAR ON THE RHINE.} _Friday Evening._} DEAR JENNY: We have got into a very lonely place.
in or at the place that
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading At one place where Mr. George and Rollo stopped to spend a night, Rollo wrote a letter to Jenny.
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Chapter 10 holds 56 sentences of Rollo on the Rhine, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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