Chapter 6 of Cicely is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Cicely is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“LE JEUNE MILORD.” “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility. His fortune is great. In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents. They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
Chapter 6 of Cicely is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “abound” — be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
feel admiration for
From this reading “They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.””
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading ““He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.”
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading ““He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.”
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
nonexistent
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
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In this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
In this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
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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 “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
third-person singular of “abound” — be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
feel admiration for
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
(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 In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading His fortune is great.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His fortune is great.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fortune is great.
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
and nothing more
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
engage in
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
the force of workers available
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a term of address for an English lord
From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
carry out
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
nonexistent
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
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