Chapter 7 of The Rosie World is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Rosie World is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end. This was defeat and she accepted it as such. Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house. "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!" Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
Chapter 7 of The Rosie World is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “This was defeat and she accepted it as such.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “This was defeat and she accepted it as such.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.”
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading “Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.”
with tears; in a tearful manner
From this reading “Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.”
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seek information from
In this reading “Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.”
In this reading “Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.”
a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)
In this reading “A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.”
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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 A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
later than; following
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
(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 "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
adult female chicken
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
with tears; in a tearful manner
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
Chapter 7 of The Rosie World by Parker Fillmore holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 201 sentences of The Rosie World, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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