Chapter 8 of Rose of the World is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rose of the World is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’m done for, sir," he said. "But it’s not the fever. I’m hit, thank God!" I lifted him up. Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
Chapter 8 of Rose of the World is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “"But it’s not the fever.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I’m hit, thank God!"”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!”
held up in the air
From this reading “I lifted him up.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!”
cause friction
From this reading “Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I’m hit, thank God!"”
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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 Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it’s not the fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading "But it’s not the fever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I’m hit, thank God!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I lifted him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
cause to move by striking
From this reading I’m hit, thank God!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lifted him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it’s not the fever.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
held up in the air
From this reading I lifted him up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But it’s not the fever.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
cause friction
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
term of address for a man
From this reading "I’m done for, sir," he said.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I’m hit, thank God!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But it’s not the fever.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I lifted him up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Poor little chappy, he had a scratch along his ribs, but it would not have killed a mouse!
Chapter 8 of Rose of the World by Agnes Castle holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Rose of the World, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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