Chapter 15 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater. "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion. "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan. "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?" "Yep," said the nutmeg grater.
Chapter 15 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading “"Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “"And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"”
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading “"Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “"And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"”
utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
From this reading “FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.”
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
From this reading “FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.”
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading “"He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.”
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading “"And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"”
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.
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
for the reason that
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.
a youthful male person
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
assets in the form of money
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yep," said the nutmeg grater.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He means a serial," he explained to Father McGowan.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FIRELIGHT "It's a serious," said a boy with a voice like a nutmeg grater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep," said the nutmeg grater.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And," said Father McGowan, "you have come to me because you are temporarily embarrassed for funds?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yuh boob!" exploded his companion.
Chapter 15 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 15 holds 205 sentences of Cecilia of the Pink Roses, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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About 391 minutes of reading across 940 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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