Chapter 8 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently. "You want your cigar on the veranda. I know you." Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound. And what a Peter!
Chapter 8 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"You want your cigar on the veranda.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “"You want your cigar on the veranda.”
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.”
In this reading “"You want your cigar on the veranda.”
your own wife
In this reading “"Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.”
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 Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
confined by bonds
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "You want your cigar on the veranda.
a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
the act of departing
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
in an indulgent manner
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You want your cigar on the veranda.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading "You want your cigar on the veranda.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want your cigar on the veranda.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a Peter!
at the time that
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Billy was going, in humorous deprecation, when there was a running step along the veranda, and Peter came in with a bound.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Run away, Billy, if you like," said the old lady indulgently.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want your cigar on the veranda.
Chapter 8 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of Rose MacLeod, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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