Chapter 21 of Cleo The Magnificent is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Cleo The Magnificent is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note. "My heart is a-bleeding. The moment I saw her appear I understood everything. Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you. Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
Chapter 21 of Cleo The Magnificent is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
bringing death
From this reading “Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “"My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
confined by bonds
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
carefully weighed
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
dearly loved
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
bringing death
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
come together
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
a brief written record
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
and nothing more
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
cut with a saw
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
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