Chapter 16 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace. "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely? Perfectly beautiful! Nobody ever had a dress like that!... My, Peggy!
Chapter 16 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a musician who plays the violin
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
plural of “stitch” — a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading “THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.”
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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 THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Perfectly beautiful!
put on clothes
From this reading Nobody ever had a dress like that!...
at any time
From this reading Nobody ever had a dress like that!...
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody ever had a dress like that!...
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
young domestic cat
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, Peggy!
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody ever had a dress like that!...
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely?
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading "Oh, Peg, isn't it lovely?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My, Peggy!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Perfectly beautiful!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
plural of “stitch” — a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nobody ever had a dress like that!...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE LITTLE FIDDLER Jinnie's heart was skipping about like a silly little kitten as she sat watching Peg's stiff fingers making large stitches in the lace.
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