Chapter 25 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAYBREAK Just as of old! The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old. * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing? _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old. --_James Whitcomb Riley_.
Chapter 25 of Rosalind at Red Gate is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “_Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.”
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading “The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.”
the first light of day
From this reading “DAYBREAK Just as of old!”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.”
United States poet (1849-1916)
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading “The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.”
too much to be measured
From this reading “The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.”
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.
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 _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAYBREAK Just as of old!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
the first light of day
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
the first light of day
From this reading DAYBREAK Just as of old!
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
coins made of gold
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading --_James Whitcomb Riley_.
and nothing more
From this reading DAYBREAK Just as of old!
hear with intention
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAYBREAK Just as of old!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DAYBREAK Just as of old!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading --_James Whitcomb Riley_.
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
too much to be measured
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
in or at the place that
From this reading * * * * * Lo! where is the beginning, where the end Of living, loving, longing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_James Whitcomb Riley_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Listen_, friend!-- God answers with a silence of pure gold-- Just as of old.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world rolls on and on; The day dies into night--night into dawn-- Dawn into dusk--through centuries untold.-- Just as of old.
Chapter 25 of Rosalind at Red Gate by Meredith Nicholson holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 25 holds 119 sentences of Rosalind at Red Gate, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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