Chapter 10 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MacLeod would not sit down. "I must catch my train," he said. There was outcry at once from two quarters. He was not to return to the city. He was to stay here, Peter declared.
Chapter 10 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"I must catch my train," he said.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “He was to stay here, Peter declared.”
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading “MacLeod would not sit down.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “There was outcry at once from two quarters.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “He was to stay here, Peter declared.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “There was outcry at once from two quarters.”
be seated
From this reading “MacLeod would not sit down.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “"I must catch my train," he said.”
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.
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take a seat
In this reading “MacLeod would not sit down.”
In this reading “He was to stay here, Peter declared.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “There was outcry at once from two quarters.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He was not to return to the city.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading He was to stay here, Peter declared.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MacLeod would not sit down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was to stay here, Peter declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading MacLeod would not sit down.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MacLeod would not sit down.
on one occasion
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading He was to stay here, Peter declared.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He was not to return to the city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
be seated
From this reading MacLeod would not sit down.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He was to stay here, Peter declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not to return to the city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not to return to the city.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I must catch my train," he said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was outcry at once from two quarters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MacLeod would not sit down.
Chapter 10 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 398 sentences of Rose MacLeod, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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