Chapter 32 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE. Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door. She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks. She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before. Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
Chapter 32 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.”
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 PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.”
possessive form of “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's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.”
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading “Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.”
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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 She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
(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 had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
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 PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.
possessive form of “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's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
a particular point in time
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR PROPOSES TO FLORENCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading Trevor's vigorous knock came upon Florence's door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now she was suddenly eager and full of interest.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She did not know why her heart leapt, nor why the colour came into her cheeks.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She had been feeling indifferent to all the world a moment before.
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