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Chapter 3 of The Rhodesian is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded. "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier." She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night. "It is very sudden.... I did not know....
Chapter 3 of The Rhodesian is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
any thing at all
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know....
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the act of departing
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very sudden....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not know....
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
engage in
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know....
on one occasion
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
and nothing more
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
not in physical motion
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "It is very sudden....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
in a wistful manner
From this reading She stood up, agitated, still gazing wistfully into the night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going away up there, and I shall be very anxious about you," he pleaded.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you would only give me your promise before you go, and let me have the right to follow at once if you are ill or anything, it would make it so much easier."
Chapter 3 of The Rhodesian by Gertrude Page holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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