Chapter 5 of March Hares is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of March Hares is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ah me! Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia. “It is not a new thought,” replied David. “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.” They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
Chapter 5 of March Hares is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.”
fully understood or grasped
From this reading ““But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.””
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.”
for the most time
From this reading “Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading ““But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.””
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In this reading “They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.”
In this reading “Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.”
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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 “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah me!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
fully understood or grasped
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
for the most time
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
engage in
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah me!
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
not in physical motion
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It is not a new thought,” replied David.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading They spoke to each other in soft, regretful, musing tones, through the still darkness of the clouded summer night.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “But I have never before comprehended how unwelcome it could make itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the longest and happiest day must have an ending!” sighed Vestalia.
Chapter 5 of March Hares by Harold Frederic holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 5 holds 263 sentences of March Hares, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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