Chapter 25 of Rose Clark is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Rose Clark is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rose, you are not looking well, this morning. Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night. I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight." "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless. I will tell you what troubled me.
Chapter 25 of Rose Clark is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 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.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “"Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I will tell you what troubled me.”
in an unaccountable manner
From this reading “"Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.”
signal by winking
From this reading “Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.”
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 “Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.”
In this reading “I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."”
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 Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
later than; following
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
immediately past
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will tell you what troubled me.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
above and across; more than
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
worried and uneasy
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
express in words
From this reading I will tell you what troubled me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I will tell you what troubled me.
in an unaccountable manner
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Very likely, for I was unaccountably restless.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I will tell you what troubled me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you what troubled me.
signal by winking
From this reading Confess, now, that you did not sleep a wink last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rose, you are not looking well, this morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I heard the pattering of your little feet over my head long after midnight."
Chapter 25 of Rose Clark by Fanny Fern holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 59 sentences of Rose Clark, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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