Chapter 1 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSSMOYNE. BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC. "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began? "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET. TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK. ROSSMOYNE.
Chapter 1 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “"Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”
an ardent male lover
From this reading “"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.”
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of a cask or barrel
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
the craft of binding books
From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
an angry dispute
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
an ardent male lover
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROSSMOYNE.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
express in speech
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
at the time that
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
which person or people
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
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