Chapter 3 of Rosy is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Rosy is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEARS. "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH. Beata was not pretty. That was the first thing Rosy decided about her. She was small, and rather brown and thin.
Chapter 3 of Rosy is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “She was small, and rather brown and thin.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Beata was not pretty.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She was small, and rather brown and thin.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “TEARS.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She was small, and rather brown and thin.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beata was not pretty.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
recognizable; marked
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beata was not pretty.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Beata was not pretty.
on the contrary
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
reflecting optimism
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading TEARS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was small, and rather brown and thin.
a special situation
From this reading That was the first thing Rosy decided about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading "'Twere most ungrateful."--V. S. LAKDOH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beata was not pretty.
Chapter 3 of Rosy by Mrs. Molesworth holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 3 holds 196 sentences of Rosy, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Rosy by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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