Chapter 9 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You seem to think of nothing but my going away." "I must think of it. Nothing is more likely." "You don't seem to care!" "Playmate!"
Chapter 9 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “"You don't seem to care!"”
the act of departing
From this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Nothing is more likely."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
a companion at play
From this reading “"Playmate!"”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"You seem to think of nothing but my going away."”
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "You don't seem to care!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't seem to care!"
the act of departing
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must think of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is more likely."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must think of it.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Nothing is more likely."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing is more likely."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must think of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
a companion at play
From this reading "Playmate!"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to think of nothing but my going away."
Chapter 9 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown holds 408 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 9 holds 408 sentences of Rose MacLeod, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1858 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Rose MacLeod section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Rose MacLeod, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
