Chapter 2 of Sweet Cicely is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Sweet Cicely is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night. Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation. (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.) And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely. And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
Chapter 2 of Sweet Cicely is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.”
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading “Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.”
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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 Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
(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 Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
a youthful male person
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
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From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
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From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
a quad with a square body
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
opinion or judgment
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
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From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Wall, Cicely and the boy staid till Tuesday night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I couldn't blame 'em for wantin' her, though I hated to give her up.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading (I had a chicken-pie, and done well by 'em.)
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And nothin' to do but what Cicely and the boy must go home with 'em: they jest think their eyes of Cicely.
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From this reading Tuesday afternoon the children wus all to home on a invitation.
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