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Chapter 27 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREVOR AND FLORENCE. It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared. "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?" Bertha explained. "That is quite unnecessary.
Chapter 27 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
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 AND FLORENCE.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
get by special effort
From this reading “It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.”
not necessary
From this reading “"That is quite unnecessary.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREVOR AND FLORENCE.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
a cart drawn by a dog
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Bertha explained.
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 AND FLORENCE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
the act of departing
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is quite unnecessary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
and nothing more
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "That is quite unnecessary.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
get by special effort
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is quite unnecessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND FLORENCE.
not necessary
From this reading "That is quite unnecessary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Bertha's intention to go back to the railway station in the dogcart in order to secure the pheasants and fruit for the coming party; but just as she was preparing to jump on the cart Mrs. Aylmer herself appeared.
in or at the place that
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Bertha," she said, "where are you going?"
Chapter 27 of The Time of Roses by L. T. Meade holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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