Chapter 5 of Cecilia is here in full — 858 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Cecilia is here in full — 858 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Have you often been at the house? Do you know the son, too?” “I have seen him three or four times.” “And what do you think of him?” “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
Chapter 5 of Cecilia is here in full — 858 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/171 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading ““I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ““I have seen him three or four times.””
only a very short time before
From this reading ““I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.””
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.””
many times at short intervals
From this reading ““Have you often been at the house?”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““I have seen him three or four times.””
a male human offspring
From this reading “Do you know the son, too?””
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ““I have seen him three or four times.””
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.
by a factor of four
In this reading ““I have seen him three or four times.””
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““And what do you think of him?””
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you think of him?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know the son, too?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know the son, too?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And what do you think of him?”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
a male human offspring
From this reading Do you know the son, too?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “And what do you think of him?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I have seen him three or four times.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I hardly know enough of him to judge fairly.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Do you know the son, too?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you think of him?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you often been at the house?
Chapter 5 of Cecilia by Fanny Burney holds 858 sentences, grouped into 172 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 5 holds 858 sentences of Cecilia, unabridged, divided into 172 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Cecilia by Fanny Burney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 858 sentences, grouped into 172 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.
Work through the 172 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 294 minutes of reading across 707 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Cecilia section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 6 chapters of Cecilia to begin.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Cecilia, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
