Chapter 6 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by." "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her. Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already. Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
Chapter 6 of Cecilia de Noël is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?”
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 “MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."”
staying power
From this reading “Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.”
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading “Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."”
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading “Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
(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 MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
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 MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
staying power
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
express in words
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
a special situation
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
create by training and teaching
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Is that the carriage coming back from Rood Warren?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "A good thing, too," said Atherley; "we shall not have to send for her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Those unlucky horses are worked off their legs already.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading MOLYNEUX'S GOSPEL "The room is all ready now," said Lady Atherley, "but Lucinda has never written to say what train she is coming by."
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