Chapter 29 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAURICE REBELS. On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room. He entered unwillingly. He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much. "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
Chapter 29 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “"Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.”
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “"Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “MAURICE REBELS.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.”
in an unwilling manner
From this reading “He entered unwillingly.”
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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 On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
dearly loved
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered unwillingly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered unwillingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE REBELS.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading MAURICE REBELS.
worried and uneasy
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
be seated
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
a private conversation between two people
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
in an unwilling manner
From this reading He entered unwillingly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, my dear boy, just sit down and let us have a cosy chat," said the old lady.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
at the time that
From this reading On the morning of the day when the guests were to depart Mrs. Aylmer, having spent a long and almost restless night, sent for Trevor to her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had begun to dislike his tete-a-tete with Mrs. Aylmer very much.
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