Chapter 8 of The Cockaynes in Paris is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Cockaynes in Paris is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"OH, YES!" AND "ALL RIGHT!" Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris. "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances. But I am provoked.
Chapter 8 of The Cockaynes in Paris is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.”
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading “"MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.”
blessed with privileges
From this reading “Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.”
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading “But I am provoked.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “"MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “"MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.”
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(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 AND "ALL RIGHT!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am provoked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND "ALL RIGHT!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am provoked.
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From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "OH, YES!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
blessed with privileges
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading But I am provoked.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
precisely, exactly
From this reading AND "ALL RIGHT!"
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy was privileged to read the following:-- _Miss Carrie Cockayne to Miss Emily Sharp._ "Rue Millevoye, Paris.
an affirmative
From this reading "OH, YES!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAREST EMMY,--I should certainly not venture to offer any remarks on taste to you, my love, under ordinary circumstances.
Chapter 8 of The Cockaynes in Paris by Blanchard Jerrold holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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