Chapter 5 of Dawn is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dawn is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks. “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon. “The lady who called here soon after I came?” “The same.” “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
Chapter 5 of Dawn is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.”
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading ““I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.”
the first light of day
From this reading “After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading ““I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading ““I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.””
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.”
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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 “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
not being in a specified place
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
anew
From this reading “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
the first light of day
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
by chance
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “The same.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I like her much, and should be pleased to see her again.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
in the near future
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
carry out
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
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From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
which person or people
From this reading “The lady who called here soon after I came?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After breakfast, Mr. Wyman informed Miss Vernon and Dawn that he should go away that day on business, and be absent perhaps two weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have a book which I would like you to take to Miss Evans for me to-day,” he said, addressing Miss Vernon.
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Chapter 5 holds 98 sentences of Dawn, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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