Chapter 3 of Cynthia's Revels is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cynthia's Revels is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMO. O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action. ASO. I think it be great charge though, sir. AMO.
Chapter 3 of Cynthia's Revels is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “I think it be great charge though, sir.”
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
in a punctual manner
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
third-person singular of “rectify” — math: determine the length of
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
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From this reading AMO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
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From this reading ASO.
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From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
and nothing more
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
in a punctual manner
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
third-person singular of “rectify” — math: determine the length of
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
term of address for a man
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
a special situation
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I think it be great charge though, sir.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading O, you should digress from yourself else: for, believe it, your travel is your only thing that rectifies, or, as the Italian says, "vi rendi pronto all' attioni," makes you fit for action.
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