Chapter 4 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEARNING A month had passed. Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes. Cecilia wore no more French heels. She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins. Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
Chapter 4 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the right to enter
From this reading “Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.”
thrown away
From this reading “She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Cecilia wore no more French heels.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “LEARNING A month had passed.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “LEARNING A month had passed.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.”
an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
From this reading “She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Cecilia wore no more French heels.”
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 “Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.”
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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 LEARNING A month had passed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
the right to enter
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
thrown away
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Cecilia wore no more French heels.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LEARNING A month had passed.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Cecilia wore no more French heels.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading LEARNING A month had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading LEARNING A month had passed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Cecilia wore no more French heels.
not any; not one
From this reading Cecilia wore no more French heels.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading LEARNING A month had passed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
an educational institution
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken down her hair and discarded her beautiful rhinestone hair-pins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Father McGowan too, it seemed, had been responsible for her admittance to the school.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Cecilia quite understood what Father McGowan had meant about clothes.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Cecilia wore no more French heels.
Chapter 4 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 4 holds 200 sentences of Cecilia of the Pink Roses, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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