Chapter 3 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's his cause." She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling. "Rose is his daughter," he reminded her. "She is very beautiful, very sad. She is worthy of such a father."
Chapter 3 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"It's his cause."”
a female human offspring
From this reading “"Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"She is very beautiful, very sad.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “She is worthy of such a father."”
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draw advantages from
In this reading “She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.”
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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 She is worthy of such a father."
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "She is very beautiful, very sad.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "It's his cause."
a female human offspring
From this reading "Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She is worthy of such a father."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's his cause."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his cause."
material for starting a fire
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Rose is his daughter," he reminded her.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "She is very beautiful, very sad.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She is worthy of such a father."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She is very beautiful, very sad.
having been warmed up
From this reading She seemed to have reached something now that warmed her into life, and he took advantage of that kindling.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading She is worthy of such a father."
Chapter 3 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 407 sentences of Rose MacLeod, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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