Chapter 20 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam. It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses. "Gee, it's hot!" said John. He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness. "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
Chapter 20 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading “He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee, it's hot!" said John.”
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.”
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading “He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.”
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.”
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.
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In this reading “It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Come out with me to-night!" he added.”
In this reading “PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.”
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 PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
slightly wet
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, it's hot!" said John.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, it's hot!" said John.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Gee, it's hot!" said John.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gee, it's hot!" said John.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading PULLING OFF THE THORNS The heat of June in the city drew forth a hot, damp steam.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat opposite Stuyvesant Twombly in a restaurant famed for its coolness.
a Caucasian
From this reading It made white faces and brought to mind sunstrokes, not June's country thought--roses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come out with me to-night!" he added.
Chapter 20 of Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 20 holds 161 sentences of Cecilia of the Pink Roses, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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