Chapter 16 of Circe's Daughter is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Circe's Daughter is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack. “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you. And, you know, she’s such a kid. She’s no end proud of her turn. You _must_ come and see her.”
Chapter 16 of Circe's Daughter is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something many people believe that is false
From this reading ““She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading ““MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading ““MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “And, you know, she’s such a kid.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “She’s no end proud of her turn.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading ““She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading ““MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.”
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.
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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 “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, you know, she’s such a kid.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You _must_ come and see her.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading And, you know, she’s such a kid.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And, you know, she’s such a kid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You _must_ come and see her.”
not any; not one
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You _must_ come and see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And, you know, she’s such a kid.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She’s no end proud of her turn.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She’s taken a tremendous fancy to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MELTON GREEN” “She’s so keen on your coming,” urged Jack.
Chapter 16 of Circe's Daughter by Priscilla Craven holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 16 holds 392 sentences of Circe's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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