Chapter III of Rondah, “A Monster,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III of Rondah, “A Monster,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun. We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying. My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me. It was night, and rain was falling. They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
Chapter III of Rondah, “A Monster,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.”
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading “My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They had hoped for my return to health for many days.”
In this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
In this reading “We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
how long something has existed
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
the act of burning something
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was night, and rain was falling.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was night, and rain was falling.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
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 They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was night, and rain was falling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was night, and rain was falling.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had hoped for my return to health for many days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
at the time that
From this reading When next I realized events, the life of the Stone Age had begun.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading We dwelt in a cave; a fire of drift wood was burning; a bird was frying.
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading My head was pillowed on coarse grass, and one of Isabella’s purple wraps covered me.
Chapter 3 of Rondah by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 3 holds 124 sentences of Rondah, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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