Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Cicely is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. Armado. Comfort me, my boy. What great men have been in love? Moth.
Cicely
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Cicely is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A
CHANGE
IN
THE
WEATHER.
Armado.
Comfort
me,
my
boy.
What
great
men
have
been
in
love?
Moth.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Cicely
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Cicely is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
A
CHANGE
IN
THE
WEATHER.
/ə tʃeɪndʒ ɪn ðə ˈweðər/
Line 2
Armado.
Line 3
Comfort
me,
my
boy.
/ˈkʌmfərt miː maɪ bɔɪ/
Line 4
What
great
men
have
been
in
love?
/wʌt ɡreɪt men hæv bɪn ɪn lʌv/
Line 5
Moth.
/mɔːθ/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Comfort me, my boy.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “Comfort me, my boy.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “What great men have been in love?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “What great men have been in love?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “What great men have been in love?”
Moth
noun
US /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading “Moth.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
CHANGE IN
verb + particle
In this reading “A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.”
All words in this reading · 17
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
Armado
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armado.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What great men have been in love?
a youthful male person
From this reading Comfort me, my boy.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Comfort me, my boy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading What great men have been in love?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What great men have been in love?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What great men have been in love?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Comfort me, my boy.
the force of workers available
From this reading What great men have been in love?
MothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading Moth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Comfort me, my boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What great men have been in love?
Chapter 18 of Cicely by Mrs. Molesworth holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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