Chapter 18 of The Adopting of Rosa Marie is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Adopting of Rosa Marie is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day. They were restless in school and fidgety at home. "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding. Don't worry so. I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
Chapter 18 of The Adopting of Rosa Marie is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.”
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “They were restless in school and fidgety at home.”
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading “"A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “"A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Don't worry so.”
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.
In this reading “Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.”
In this reading “"A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “They were restless in school and fidgety at home.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."”
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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 "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
(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 Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't worry so.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
the act of departing
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
a particular point in time
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
the middle of the day
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I'll have everything ready for you to put on the moment you get out of school."
worried and uneasy
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
an educational institution
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't worry so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were restless in school and fidgety at home.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Obeying Instructions THE four girls were wonderfully excited all the next day.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Don't worry so.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A body would think," scoffed Aunty Jane, at noon, "that you were going to your own wedding.
Chapter 18 of The Adopting of Rosa Marie by Carroll Watson Rankin holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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