Chapter 5 of Rose and Rose is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rose and Rose is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When had he arrived? Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled. I found him in a very poor state. Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low. Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
Chapter 5 of Rose and Rose is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
of or infected by or resembling malaria
From this reading “Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.”
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 “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
In this reading “Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.”
In this reading “Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.”
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
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 found him in a very poor state.
in the past
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When had he arrived?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
a youthful male person
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
past form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
set up or found
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When had he arrived?
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When had he arrived?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
of or infected by or resembling malaria
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
precisely as stated
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
at the time that
From this reading When had he arrived?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
Chapter 5 of Rose and Rose by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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