Chapter 17 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSE VIEW. It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead. She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight. "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again. I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
Chapter 17 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading “It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.”
not to your liking
From this reading “She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.”
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 “It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.”
determined
From this reading “She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.”
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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 It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
anew
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
(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 She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
not to your liking
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
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 It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
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From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
determined
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE VIEW.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I fell before," she said to herself, "and I am falling again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am afraid there is nothing good in me: there is certainly _nothing_ stable in me.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She resolved to put all disagreeable things out of sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading ROSE VIEW.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a most glorious Sunday, and Florence felt cheered as she dressed for her visit to Hampstead.
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