Chapter 27 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie. Peggy called the girl to the shop. "Boy's got something for you," she declared. "It's a letter, I guess." Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
Chapter 27 of Rose O'Paradise is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Boy's got something for you," she declared.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading “Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.”
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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 MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Peggy called the girl to the shop.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
a young female
From this reading Peggy called the girl to the shop.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "It's a letter, I guess."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's a letter, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a letter, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
a person who carries a message
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy called the girl to the shop.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
do one's shopping
From this reading Peggy called the girl to the shop.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peggy called the girl to the shop.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jinnie held out her hand with thumping pulses, took the extended pencil, and signed her name to a blank page.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MURDER At half past one that afternoon a messenger appeared at Grandoken's with a letter for Jinnie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Boy's got something for you," she declared.
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