Chapter 26 of Cicely is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Cicely is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONE. “Is Death as sad as Life? Soon we shall know. It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.” Trefoil.
Chapter 26 of Cicely is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “ALONE.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ““Is Death as sad as Life?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.””
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.””
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading ““Is Death as sad as Life?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.””
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.””
in the near future
From this reading “Soon we shall know.”
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.
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
the act of departing
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Soon we shall know.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Is Death as sad as Life?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Soon we shall know.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
in the near future
From this reading Soon we shall know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
From this reading Trefoil.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soon we shall know.
which person or people
From this reading It does not seem to me They find it so Who die, and going from us Smile as they go.”
Chapter 26 of Cicely by Mrs. Molesworth holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 26 holds 253 sentences of Cicely, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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