Chapter 40 of Stella Rosevelt is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Stella Rosevelt is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAITH’S TRIUMPH. “Star!” “Yes, Uncle Jacob.” “The night has almost come.” “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
Chapter 40 of Stella Rosevelt is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
terminate
From this reading ““The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.””
the first light of day
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading ““Yes, Uncle Jacob.””
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading ““Star!””
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “FAITH’S TRIUMPH.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““Yes, Uncle Jacob.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “The night has almost come.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
terminate
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The night has almost come.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
dearly loved
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAITH’S TRIUMPH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The night has almost come.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “Yes, Uncle Jacob.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “The night has almost come.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Star!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The night has almost come.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading FAITH’S TRIUMPH.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Yes, Uncle Jacob.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Uncle Jacob.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The _dawn_, you mean, dear; do not call it night, for truly I believe it is the break of day for you.”
Chapter 40 of Stella Rosevelt by Georgie, Mrs. Sheldon holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 40 holds 91 sentences of Stella Rosevelt, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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