Chapter 11 of An elder brother is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of An elder brother is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed. It no longer blew from the north-east. There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air. It was time for Spring to herald her approach. The winter had been long and hard.
Chapter 11 of An elder brother is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “It was time for Spring to herald her approach.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “It no longer blew from the north-east.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “It was time for Spring to herald her approach.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.”
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading “It no longer blew from the north-east.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.”
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In this reading “MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.”
In this reading “It no longer blew from the north-east.”
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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 There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter had been long and hard.
move towards
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The winter had been long and hard.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
set up or found
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The winter had been long and hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The winter had been long and hard.
for more time
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
not any; not one
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading It no longer blew from the north-east.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
the season of growth
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
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From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was time for Spring to herald her approach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a soft, spring-like feeling in the air.
at the time that
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading MUTUAL CONFESSION WHEN Michael rose the next day, he found to his satisfaction that the wind had changed.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter had been long and hard.
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