Chapter 7 of Rondah is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rondah is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TORCH. I did not know what had happened. I did not see the walls fall down. It was very dark, and some one held my arm. Then I saw the flare of a torch.
Chapter 7 of Rondah is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “It was very dark, and some one held my arm.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It was very dark, and some one held my arm.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “I did not see the walls fall down.”
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading “Then I saw the flare of a torch.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I did not know what had happened.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “It was very dark, and some one held my arm.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “THE TORCH.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “I did not see the walls fall down.”
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.
lose an upright position suddenly
In this reading “I did not see the walls fall down.”
In this reading “It was very dark, and some one held my arm.”
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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 Then I saw the flare of a torch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I did not see the walls fall down.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading I did not see the walls fall down.
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading Then I saw the flare of a torch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
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 what had happened.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I saw the flare of a torch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then I saw the flare of a torch.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I did not see the walls fall down.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TORCH.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I saw the flare of a torch.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading THE TORCH.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I did not see the walls fall down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very dark, and some one held my arm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I did not know what had happened.
Chapter 7 of Rondah by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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 7 holds 18 sentences of Rondah, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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