Chapter 33 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT. Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry. Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits. She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not. She was no longer silent.
Chapter 33 of The Time of Roses is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading “AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.”
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 “Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.”
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading “Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.”
possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading “Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.”
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading AN ADMIRABLE ARRANGEMENT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
the act of departing
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
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 Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
for more time
From this reading She was no longer silent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
not any; not one
From this reading She was no longer silent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She was no longer silent.
possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
a large gathering of people
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
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From this reading Trevor took his departure, and the gay throng at Mrs. Simpson's laughed and joked and made merry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was no longer silent.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She ceased to care whether she talked rubbish or not.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Florence had now worked herself into apparent high spirits.
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