Chapter 11 of Rose Clark is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Rose Clark is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window. "'Most there? Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you? I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan." "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
Chapter 11 of Rose Clark is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “"'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.”
the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading “I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."”
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading “I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."”
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading “Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?”
push forcefully
From this reading “"'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “"'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."”
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.
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In this reading “"'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.”
In this reading “I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."”
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 "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading I'm perspiring like an eel in a frying-pan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
in a sulky manner
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
push forcefully
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "So are my horses," answered the driver, sulkily, "I can't run them up hill, this weather, to please you."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "'Most there, driver?" thundered out a red-faced man, as he thrust his frowsy head out of the stage-coach window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sahara is nothing to this sand-hill; phew! touch up yer hosses, can't you?
Chapter 11 of Rose Clark by Fanny Fern holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 113 sentences of Rose Clark, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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