Chapter 4 of The Rosary is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Rosary is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn. The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees. The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock. Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head. The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
Chapter 4 of The Rosary is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.”
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.”
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading “CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.”
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading “The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.”
slender and graceful
From this reading “The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
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From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
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From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
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From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
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From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
according to the clock
From this reading The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
above and across; more than
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
having a point
From this reading The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
without speaking
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONFIDENCES The shadows silently lengthened on the lawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun-dial pointed to six o'clock.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The home-coming rooks circled and cawed around the tall elm trees.
slender and graceful
From this reading The artist noted every graceful line of her willowy figure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Myra Ingleby rose and stood with the slanting rays of the sun full in her eyes, her arms stretched over her head.
Chapter 4 of The Rosary by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 4 holds 344 sentences of The Rosary, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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