Chapter 14 of The quest for the rose of Sharon is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The quest for the rose of Sharon is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder. “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside. “Don’t take on so, dear. You’ll make yourself sick!” “I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.
Chapter 14 of The quest for the rose of Sharon is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading ““Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.”
with great urgency
From this reading ““I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading ““Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You’ll make yourself sick!””
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.”
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In this reading ““Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.”
In this reading “The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.”
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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 The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
later than; following
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.
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From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
dearly loved
From this reading “Don’t take on so, dear.
with great urgency
From this reading “I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.
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From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
engage in
From this reading You’ll make yourself sick!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading You’ll make yourself sick!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t take on so, dear.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “I--I don’t care,” I sobbed desperately.
carry out
From this reading “Don’t take on so, dear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Good gracious, Miss Cecil!” said a kind voice at the bedside.
during the time that
From this reading The Rose of Sharon I DON’T know how long I lay there, but after a while, I felt a gentle hand laid on my shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll make yourself sick!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You’ll make yourself sick!”
Chapter 14 of The quest for the rose of Sharon by Burton Egbert Stevenson holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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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