Chapter 29 of Cicely is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Cicely is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMIEL TO THE FORE. “Hero. I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.” Much Ado About Nothing. “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
Chapter 29 of Cicely is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “Much Ado About Nothing.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading ““WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “AMIEL TO THE FORE.”
a man of refinement
From this reading ““WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading ““Hero.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
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.
In this reading “I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.””
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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 I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
a man of refinement
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Hero.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
and nothing more
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Much Ado About Nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMIEL TO THE FORE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
which person or people
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will do any modest office, my lord, to help her to a good husband.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHO was that gentleman that bowed to you just now, Cicely?
Chapter 29 of Cicely by Mrs. Molesworth holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 29 holds 234 sentences of Cicely, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Cicely by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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