Chapter 4 of The Chronicles of Rhoda is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Chronicles of Rhoda is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely. "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!" "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically. He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest. I gazed back at him wistfully.
Chapter 4 of The Chronicles of Rhoda is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “"Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “"Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.”
in a fanciful manner
From this reading “"Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “I gazed back at him wistfully.”
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In this reading “"Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.”
In this reading “He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.”
In this reading “He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.”
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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 "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.
social deportment
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
recurring again and again
From this reading "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And as for her manners, she's a regular Hottentot!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
in the direction of
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
in a fanciful manner
From this reading "Hottentot, eh?" granddad Lawrence repeated, whimsically.
in a wistful manner
From this reading I gazed back at him wistfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had me upon his knee, and as he spoke he turned my face toward his, and regarded it with much apparent interest.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Rhoda's behavior grows worse and worse," she had advanced, severely.
Chapter 4 of The Chronicles of Rhoda by Florence Tinsley Cox holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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