Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rondah is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE? This was death! There really was a river for souls to cross! I felt its cold! I heard its roar!
Rondah
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rondah is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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WHERE?
This
was
death!
There
really
was
a
river
for
souls
to
cross!
I
felt
its
cold!
I
heard
its
roar!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Rondah
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rondah is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WHERE?
/wer/
Line 2
This
was
death!
/ðɪs wɑːz deθ/
Line 3
There
really
was
a
river
for
souls
to
cross!
/ðer ˈrɪli wɑːz ə ˈrɪvər fɔːr soʊlz tuː krɔːs/
Line 4
I
felt
its
cold!
/aɪ felt ɪts koʊld/
Line 5
I
heard
its
roar!
/aɪ hɜːrd ɪts rɔːr/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “I felt its cold!”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “There really was a river for souls to cross!”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “This was death!”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I felt its cold!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “There really was a river for souls to cross!”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “There really was a river for souls to cross!”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “I heard its roar!”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “There really was a river for souls to cross!”
Word partnerships in these lines
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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All words in this reading · 18
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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 really was a river for souls to cross!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I felt its cold!
travel across or pass over
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading This was death!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt its cold!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard its roar!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt its cold!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt its cold!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading I heard its roar!
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was death!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There really was a river for souls to cross!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was death!
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE?
Chapter 2 of Rondah by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
What does chapter 2 of Rondah contain?
Chapter 2 holds 213 sentences of Rondah, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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