Chapter 18 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AWKWARD POSITION. Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world. Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares. Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion. He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
Chapter 18 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.”
causing inconvenience
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.”
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.”
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 “Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.”
fasten with a latch
From this reading “Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.”
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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 Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.
(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 Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
causing inconvenience
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
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 Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
a young female
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
fasten with a latch
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
carefree and happy and lighthearted
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading He had from the first felt a great sympathy for Florence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
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From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
precisely as stated
From this reading Trevor made himself a very agreeable companion.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence during that walk was light-hearted as a lark and forgot all her cares.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Trevor raised the latch of the gate as he spoke, and Florence and he went out into what the girl afterwards called an enchanted world.
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