Chapter 9 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again. Then till Asaph should call again. Then she told him what she had decided, but not why. He suspected every other reason except the truth. He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
Chapter 9 of The Last Rose of Summer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make known; make an announcement
From this reading “She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.”
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.”
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.”
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading “He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.”
believed likely
From this reading “He suspected every other reason except the truth.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.”
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.
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In this reading “He suspected every other reason except the truth.”
In this reading “She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
anew
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
(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 He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
make known; make an announcement
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
apart from; not including
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
believed likely
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then till Asaph should call again.
up to a particular time
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He suspected every other reason except the truth.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited to announce her decision till Asaph should call again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was always a quick, hard fighter, and now Deborah had to endure what Josie had endured all her life.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then she told him what she had decided, but not why.
Chapter 9 of The Last Rose of Summer by Rupert Hughes holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 9 holds 126 sentences of The Last Rose of Summer, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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