Chapter 13 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk. His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent. "I want to ask you a favour," he heard. "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped. "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
Chapter 13 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.”
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading “His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.”
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading “A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.”
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.”
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 “A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.”
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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 REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
express the need or desire for
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His heart hammered so that his ears ached, and the furniture in the room swayed and bent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It matters a great deal to me, and, well, to----" she stopped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A REQUEST "Miss Cecilia----" said Stuyvesant Twombly into the telephone which stood on his desk.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?" he said, aware that his voice was crisp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to ask you a favour," he heard.
Chapter 13 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 13 holds 245 sentences of Cecilia of the Pink Roses, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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