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The entertaining story of King Brondé, his Lily and his Rosebud
The entertaining story of King Brondé, his Lily and his Rosebud

Chapter XII

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THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.
When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.
And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.
But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.
What had become of granny?
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The entertaining story of King Brondé, his Lily and his Rosebud

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The entertaining story of King Brondé, his Lily and his Rosebud is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.
/ðə ˈtʃɪldrən ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
Line 2
When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.
Line 3
And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.
/ənd ðer ʃiː leɪ ˈtrembəlɪŋ ɪkˈspektɪŋ ˈevəri ˈmoʊmənt ðə rɪˈtɜːrn ʌv ðə oʊld ˈwʊmən/
Line 4
But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.
/bʌt deɪ dɔːnd ðə sʌn roʊz ðə ˈtʃɪldrən ˈɔːlsoʊ ənd stɪl ʃiː hæd nɑːt əˈpɪrd/
Line 5
What had become of granny?
/wʌt hæd bɪˈkʌm ʌv ˈɡræni/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

boat noun US /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading “When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.”

dawned verb US /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading “But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.”

expecting verb US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading “And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.”

granny noun US /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “What had become of granny?”

hut noun US /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading “When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.”

Rosebud noun US /ˈroʊzbəd/

the bud of a rose

From this reading “When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.”

trembling noun US /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading “And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.”

trouble noun US /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading “THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

sun rose noun + noun

any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions

In this reading “But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.”

old woman adjective + noun

a woman who is old

In this reading “And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.”

day dawned noun + noun counted as “day dawn”

In this reading “But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.”

little boat adjective + noun

In this reading “When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.”

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alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading What had become of granny?

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

grannynounUS /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading What had become of granny?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

hutnounUS /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

RosebudnounUS /ˈroʊzbəd/

the bud of a rose

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

sorrowfullyadverb

in a sorrowful manner

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading But day dawned; the sun rose, the children also; and still she had not appeared.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

TROUBLEnounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading THE CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What had become of granny?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the little boat could no longer be seen, Rosebud went sorrowfully back to the hut and to her bed.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And there she lay, trembling, expecting every moment the return of the old woman.

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