Chapter 7 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour. Shoppers open at the regular hour. Shoppers came as numerously as before. People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws. In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
Chapter 7 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
From this reading “The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.”
increase
From this reading “People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.”
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading “People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.”
plural of “shopper” — someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
From this reading “Shoppers open at the regular hour.”
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 “The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.”
In this reading “In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.”
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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 In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
anew
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shoppers came as numerously as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shoppers came as numerously as before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shoppers came as numerously as before.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
increase
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
at any time
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shoppers came as numerously as before.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Asaph Shillaber was again in his office.
plural of “shopper” — someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
From this reading Shoppers open at the regular hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning the Bazar was open at the regular hour.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were as eager as ever to enhance their charms or disguise their flaws.
Chapter 7 of The Last Rose of Summer by Rupert Hughes holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 7 holds 116 sentences of The Last Rose of Summer, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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