Chapter 9 of Rosa Mundi and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Rosa Mundi and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door. "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely." "Oh!" Nina hesitated still. She was trembling slightly.
Chapter 9 of Rosa Mundi and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Nina hesitated still.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “"Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “Nina hesitated still.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “She was trembling slightly.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “She was trembling slightly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
the act of departing
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Nina hesitated still.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Nina hesitated still.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "I am not going out to-night," he responded gravely."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She was trembling slightly.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nina hesitated still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
a shaky motion
From this reading She was trembling slightly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was trembling slightly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall you be late to-night?" she asked him, stopping nervously before him, as he stood by the open door.
Chapter 9 of Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 414 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 9 holds 414 sentences of Rosa Mundi and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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