Chapter 14 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN. Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing. "O, yes," said Minnie, "she will be willing. I'll go." "You must go and ask her first," said Mr. George.
Chapter 14 of Rollo on the Rhine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.”
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 said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.”
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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 Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "You must go and ask her first," said Mr. George.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.
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 said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
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From this reading I'll go."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.
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From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must go and ask her first," said Mr. George.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, yes," said Minnie, "she will be willing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O, yes," said Minnie, "she will be willing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
carry out
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUIN IN THE GARDEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O, yes," said Minnie, "she will be willing.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. George said that he had come to ask Rollo to go and take a walk to see an old ruin in the town, and he told Minnie that he should be very glad to have her go too, if her mother would be willing.
an affirmative
From this reading "O, yes," said Minnie, "she will be willing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must go and ask her first," said Mr. George.
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