Chapter 8 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door. "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton. "She looked very pale when you took that dress down. I noticed it at once. Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
Chapter 8 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put on clothes
From this reading “"She looked very pale when you took that dress down.”
an article of clothing
From this reading “She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “I noticed it at once.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “"She looked very pale when you took that dress down.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.”
move hurridly
From this reading “She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the 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 pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I noticed it at once.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
put on clothes
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
an article of clothing
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I noticed it at once.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I noticed it at once.
on one occasion
From this reading I noticed it at once.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
move hurridly
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hadn't you better go and see what the matter is?
at the time that
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She pulled down the garment with a jerk, and as she did so Amanda passed her in a weak rush for the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid your sister is not well," said the school-teacher from Acton.
Chapter 8 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 8 holds 215 sentences of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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