Chapter 2 of Rosemary is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rosemary is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?" Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned. "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled. "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience. "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
Chapter 2 of Rosemary is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “"Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.”
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “"You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.”
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading “Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
the act of departing
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
come together
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Sarah, stretched in luxurious comfort on the porch rug, raised a rumpled head above her book and frowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Aunt Trudy is coming on the 4:10 and Hugh asked us to meet her."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should I go to the station?" she drawled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You know perfectly well," answered Rosemary with some impatience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AUNT TRUDY COMES "Are you going to the station, Sarah?"
Chapter 2 of Rosemary by Josephine Lawrence holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 2 holds 125 sentences of Rosemary, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Rosemary, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
