Chapter 3 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any. It is all along of this tea-drinking. We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular. These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
Chapter 3 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.”
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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 These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
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From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
not any; not one
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
term of address for a man
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These teetotallers have done a lot of harm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOSTYN'S GOSPEL "No, they have not seen any more ghosts, sir," replied Castleman scornfully next day, "and never need have seen any.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is all along of this tea-drinking.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
at the time that
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular.
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