Chapter 26 of The Circular Study is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Circular Study is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made. I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring. But no, let me stop short there. We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us. Eva's color is blue.
Chapter 26 of The Circular Study is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 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.
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.”
clothing in general
From this reading “I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Eva's color is blue.”
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.”
except if; if not
From this reading “We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Eva's color is blue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
clothing in general
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Eva's color is blue.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva's color is blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eva's color is blue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
joined in matrimony
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
not any; not one
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
except if; if not
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
Chapter 26 of The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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 26 holds 19 sentences of The Circular Study, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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