Chapter 8 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy. "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond. A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson. "Ah! it is you," she said. "I thought you had not come."
Chapter 8 of Rossmoyne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.”
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading “A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.”
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
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In this reading “How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.”
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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 How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! it is you," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I thought you had not come."
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
an opposing military force
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought you had not come."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! it is you," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah! it is you," she said.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I thought you had not come."
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah! it is you," she said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah! it is you," she said.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you had not come."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading A quick warm blush has dyed Monica's cheeks crimson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading How Monica listens to strange words and suffers herself to be led away.--How Cupid plants a shaft in Mars, and how Miss Priscilla finds herself face to face with the enemy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see I failed," says Brian Desmond.
Chapter 8 of Rossmoyne by Duchess holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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