Chapter 4 of Rue and Roses is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Rue and Roses is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small. The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away. Our new lodging was most beautiful. At least I thought so. It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
Chapter 4 of Rue and Roses is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading “It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
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.
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anew
In this reading “The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.”
In this reading “Our new lodging was most beautiful.”
In this reading “The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.”
at or in the front
In this reading “The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.”
In this reading “It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.”
In this reading “It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.”
a younger sister
In this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
In this reading “Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.”
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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 It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I thought so.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Our new lodging was most beautiful.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least I thought so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
the force of workers available
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Our new lodging was most beautiful.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Our new lodging was most beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
on one occasion
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It consisted of four rooms and a large kitchen.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least I thought so.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At least I thought so.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The furniture-van stopped once more in front of our door, and two men carried everything away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile another little sister had arrived, and (I believe it was for that reason) our lodging grew too small.
Chapter 4 of Rue and Roses by Angela Langer holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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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