Chapter 14 of Cicely is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Cicely is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE OF MANY. “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’” E. B. Browning. WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room. Her first thought was of gladness.
Chapter 14 of Cicely is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “E. B. Browning.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’””
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’””
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
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In this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
In this reading “WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.”
In this reading ““‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading E. B. Browning.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading E. B. Browning.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. B. Browning.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her first thought was of gladness.
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From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Her first thought was of gladness.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ONE OF MANY.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF MANY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF MANY.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
express in words
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her first thought was of gladness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
at the time that
From this reading “‘It is good when it happens,’ say the children, ‘That we die before our time.’”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading WHEN Geneviève woke the next morning, the sun—the beautiful morning sun of an English June—was shining into her room.
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