Chapter 29 of The Rosie World is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Rosie World is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms. "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you! And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence.... Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last." Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
Chapter 29 of The Rosie World is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading “DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
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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be restored
In this reading “Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."”
In this reading “DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.”
In this reading “Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the state of being absent
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
(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 And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
weapons considered collectively
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
a female human offspring
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
dearly loved
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
immediately past
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
an idea that is suggested
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
express in words
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Rosie took the baby and hugged and kissed her as though she had not seen her for weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DANNY'S SUGGESTION Mrs. O'Brien received her daughter with open arms.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Geraldine darlint, sister Rosie's come back at last."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Rosie dear, I'm glad to see you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I can't tell you the fuss they've all been making at your absence....
Chapter 29 of The Rosie World by Parker Fillmore holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 29 holds 228 sentences of The Rosie World, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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