Chapter 5 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a tempestuous day of early autumn. It not only rained, it poured! It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted! The woman had to go to town. At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
Chapter 5 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an evil supernatural being
From this reading “At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading “At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!”
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “It not only rained, it poured!”
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
From this reading “It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.”
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.
the latest possible moment
In this reading “At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.”
In this reading “It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
a social unit living together
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It not only rained, it poured!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
and nothing more
From this reading It not only rained, it poured!
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading It not only rained, it poured!
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading It not only rained, it poured!
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading It not only blew, but it tore, howled, twisted, cavorted!
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading At the eleventh hour the family umbrella was kidnaped by a demon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a tempestuous day of early autumn.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman had to go to town.
Chapter 5 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.
Chapter 5 holds 386 sentences of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Rosemary and Rue, by Amber by Martha Everts Holden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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