Chapter 15 of Rookwood is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Rookwood is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Heed not aught else. She alone is in danger. Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her. Remain here. I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
Chapter 15 of Rookwood is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Heed not aught else.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Heed not aught else.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Remain here.”
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading “I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.”
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading “Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.”
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 I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
Having no one else present.
From this reading She alone is in danger.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Heed not aught else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading She alone is in danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heed not aught else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Heed not aught else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Remain here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She alone is in danger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She alone is in danger.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heed not aught else.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Remain here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She alone is in danger.
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
Chapter 15 of Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 15 holds 412 sentences of Rookwood, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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