Chapter 16 of Cicely is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Cicely is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAILING MISS WINTER. . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
Chapter 16 of Cicely is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “FAILING MISS WINTER.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
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In this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
In this reading “. this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.”
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(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 . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.
the middle of the day
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading FAILING MISS WINTER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading . this July noon Shining on all, on bee and butterfly And golden beetle creeping in the sun * * * * * * This July day, with the sun high in heaven, And the whole earth rejoicing.
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