Chapter 5 of Eyebright: A Story is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Eyebright: A Story is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY. "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy. This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor. Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable. What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
Chapter 5 of Eyebright: A Story is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel across or pass over
From this reading “Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.”
expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
From this reading “This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “"You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.”
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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 This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.
expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
From this reading This metaphorical black dog meant a bad humor.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE BLACK DOG HAD HIS DAY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eyebright had waked up cross and irritable.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading What made her wake up cross I am not wise enough to explain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got the black dog on your shoulder, this morning; that's what's the matter with you," said Wealthy.
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