Chapter 20 of Rose Clark is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Rose Clark is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk. Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound. "John?" John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor. "Mr. Howe?"
Chapter 20 of Rose Clark is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 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 man who has never been married
From this reading “John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.”
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.”
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading “Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.”
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 Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
a man who has never been married
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Mr. John Howe sat comfortably in his easy-chair, smoking his chibouk.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John smoked away as imperturbably as if he were a bachelor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Howe sat opposite to him, dressed in a fashionable suit of black, with her gaiter-boots on a bronze hound.
Chapter 20 of Rose Clark by Fanny Fern holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 20 holds 71 sentences of Rose Clark, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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