Chapter 11 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady. "Oh--you tell her, Billy." Billy shook his head. He was not going to be dragged as far as that. He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
Chapter 11 of Rose MacLeod is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Oh--you tell her, Billy."”
give a benediction to
From this reading “"Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “He was not going to be dragged as far as that.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Billy shook his head.”
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading “"Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.”
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 “"Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.”
your own wife
In this reading “"Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.”
have as a guest
In this reading “He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Oh--you tell her, Billy."
give a benediction to
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
the act of departing
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Billy shook his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh--you tell her, Billy."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy shook his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh--you tell her, Billy."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Billy shook his head.
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
express in words
From this reading "Oh--you tell her, Billy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bless my sinful soul!" ejaculated the old lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not going to be dragged as far as that.
make whistling sounds
From this reading He was sorry for her, but she had had her whistle and she must pay for it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh--you tell her, Billy."
Chapter 11 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 11 holds 407 sentences of Rose MacLeod, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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