Chapter 10 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is it? What is it, Sophia?" she gasped. Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face. "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody. Is your face hurt?
Chapter 10 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “What is it, Sophia?" she gasped.”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Is your face hurt?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading What is it, Sophia?" she gasped.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
be the source of pain
From this reading Is your face hurt?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is it, Sophia?" she gasped.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, Sophia, let me call somebody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it, Sophia?" she gasped.
not in physical motion
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sophia still stood with the handkerchief pressed to her face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is your face hurt?
Chapter 10 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 10 holds 222 sentences of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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