Chapter 3 of Sweet Rocket is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Sweet Rocket is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She took her seat. No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away. The place was sunny and deserted. There came, as it were, a veil over it. She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
Chapter 3 of Sweet Rocket is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 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.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “The place was sunny and deserted.”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “She took her seat.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.”
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “The place was sunny and deserted.”
propel through the air
From this reading “No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “There came, as it were, a veil over it.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.”
throw or cast away
In this reading “No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place was sunny and deserted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The place was sunny and deserted.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took her seat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
not any; not one
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
above and across; more than
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was sunny and deserted.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She took her seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took her seat.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The place was sunny and deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
propel through the air
From this reading No one came in or out of the house door a stone's throw away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took her seat.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was sunny and deserted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There came, as it were, a veil over it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She shut her eyes the better to look at child life here with father and mother and Will and Edgar.
Chapter 3 of Sweet Rocket by Mary Johnston holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of Sweet Rocket, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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