Chapter 23 of Rufus and Rose is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Rufus and Rose is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESCAPE. Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer. Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it. The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt. Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
Chapter 23 of Rufus and Rose is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.”
put in effect
From this reading “Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?”
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.”
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.”
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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 Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading ESCAPE.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
put in effect
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
the act of departing
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
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From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
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From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
not any; not one
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Now, how was he going to fulfil his part of the compact?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
cut with a saw
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading The brutal treatment he had received from Smith removed all the objections he had at first felt.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Humpy made up his mind to accept our hero's offer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Fifty dollars was to him a small fortune, and he saw no reason why he should not earn it.
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