Chapter 7 of Rosemary is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rosemary is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn. She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air. One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk. "Oh Rosemary!" cried the familiar little voice. "I'm so glad you've come!"
Chapter 7 of Rosemary is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading “One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.”
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading “She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.”
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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 She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'm so glad you've come!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh Rosemary!" cried the familiar little voice.
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "Oh Rosemary!" cried the familiar little voice.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm so glad you've come!"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
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From this reading "I'm so glad you've come!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Rosemary!" cried the familiar little voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
a human being
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
cut with a saw
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
only a very short time before
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading One hand clutched a half eaten bun, the other held a scarcely tasted glass of milk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
precisely as stated
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Oh Rosemary!" cried the familiar little voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SARAH IN DISGRACE The first person Rosemary saw was Shirley, looking very small and forlorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad you've come!"
Chapter 7 of Rosemary by Josephine Lawrence holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 7 holds 133 sentences of Rosemary, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Rosemary by Josephine Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Rosemary, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
