Chapter 6 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DARK DAYS. October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace. Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one. Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight. Nature is ablaze with color.
Chapter 6 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading “Nature is ablaze with color.”
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading “October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.”
plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.”
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.”
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading “Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.”
In this reading “Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Nature is ablaze with color.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Nature is ablaze with color.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARK DAYS.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DARK DAYS.
put on clothes
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
coins made of gold
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
continually shifting or rapidly changing
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature is ablaze with color.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
express in words
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading October with its kaleidoscopic dress comes on apace.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Upon seeing the woods made glorious by the regal hues of gold and scarlet, we are tempted to say that the ending season is not less beautiful in its way than the beginning one.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Great yellow patches on the foliage gleam in the wan sunlight.
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