Chapter 9 of Cicely is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Cicely is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE SAME OPINION STILL. “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’” R. W. Emerson. MRS. CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
Chapter 9 of Cicely is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading ““Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’””
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
From this reading ““Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’””
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading “R. W. Emerson.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ““Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’””
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.”
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In this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
In this reading “OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.”
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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 CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
anew
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
Having no one else present.
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading R. W. Emerson.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
go away from a place
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. W. Emerson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
Identical; not different.
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
not in physical motion
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading R. W. Emerson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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