Chapter 4 of Round Anvil Rock: A Romance is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Round Anvil Rock: A Romance is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope. "It's poisoned, I do believe! Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!" "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge. "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
Chapter 4 of Round Anvil Rock: A Romance is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take in liquids
From this reading “Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “"Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “"It's poisoned, I do believe!”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "It's poisoned, I do believe!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It's poisoned, I do believe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
take in liquids
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's poisoned, I do believe!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's poisoned, I do believe!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading "Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "It's poisoned, I do believe!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Good!" shrieked Miss Penelope.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" said the judge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You are too hard to please, Sister Penelope.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't drink it, any of you, if you value your lives!"
Chapter 4 of Round Anvil Rock: A Romance by Nancy Huston Banks holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 424 sentences of Round Anvil Rock: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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