Chapter 3 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STARTLING MEETING. Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach. They walked up and down, chatting eagerly. For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it. "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
Chapter 3 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.”
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “A STARTLING MEETING.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.”
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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 STARTLING MEETING.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
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From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A STARTLING MEETING.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
express in words
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
in the near future
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING MEETING.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
a special situation
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is one thing I ought to say, Kitty."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked up and down, chatting eagerly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Kitty went out soon afterwards and joined Florence on the beach.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading For a time nothing whatever was said about Mrs. Aylmer's queer suggestion; then suddenly Florence spoke of it.
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