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Rosemary and Rue, by Amber

Chapter III

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* * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.
Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?
It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.
Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.
It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.
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Rosemary and Rue, by Amber

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
* * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.
/ðə taɪm ʌv ðə jɪr fɔːr ˈvaɪələts ənd ˈɔːlsoʊ fɔːr træmpz ɪz ˈdrɔːɪŋ nɪr/
Line 2
Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?
/dɪd juː ˈevər stɑːp ənd θɪŋk dʒʌst wʌt ɪt miːnz tuː biː ə træmp/
Line 3
It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.
/ɪt miːnz noʊ wɜːrk noʊ ˈmʌni noʊ hoʊm noʊ ˈʃeltər noʊ frendz/
Line 4
Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.
/ˈnoʊbɑːdiː ɪn ɔːl ðə wɜːrld tuː ker ˈweðər juː laɪv ɔːr daɪ laɪk ə dɔːɡ baɪ ðə ˈroʊdsaɪd/
Line 5
It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crawl verb US /krɔːl/

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading “It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.”

greeting noun US /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading “It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.”

rags noun US /ræɡz/

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading “It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.”

roadside noun US /ˈroʊdsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading “Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.”

shelter noun US /ˈʃeltər/

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading “It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.”

tramp noun US /træmp/

a vagrant

From this reading “Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?”

tramps noun US /træmpz/

plural of “tramp” — a vagrant

From this reading “* * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.”

violets noun US /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading “* * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

by the roadside preposition + article + noun counted as “by … roadside”

In this reading “Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.”

crawl into verb + particle

In this reading “It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.”

like a dog verb + article + noun counted as “like … dog”

In this reading “Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

crawlverbUS /krɔːl/

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

dognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

good-bynoun

a farewell remark

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

ragsnounUS /ræɡz/

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

shelternounUS /ˈʃeltər/

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It means no heaven for such rags to crawl into, no grave to hide them out of sight and no hand stretched out in all the world to give the greeting and the good-by of love.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

trampnounUS /træmp/

a vagrant

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

trampsnounUS /træmpz/

plural of “tramp” — a vagrant

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

violetsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It means no work, no money, no home, no shelter, no friends.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Nobody in all the world to care whether you live or die like a dog by the roadside.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading * * * * * The time of the year for violets and also for tramps is drawing near.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did you ever stop and think just what it means to be a tramp?

Chapter 3 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber by Martha Everts Holden holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.

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Preface
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