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Chapter 1 of Monday or Tuesday is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting. From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple. "Here we left it," she said. And he added, "Oh, but here too!" "It's upstairs," she murmured.
Chapter 1 of Monday or Tuesday is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"It's upstairs," she murmured.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.”
on a floor above
From this reading “"It's upstairs," she murmured.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here we left it," she said.
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From this reading "It's upstairs," she murmured.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Here we left it," she said.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "It's upstairs," she murmured.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here we left it," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here we left it," she said.
the act of closing something
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And he added, "Oh, but here too!"
on a floor above
From this reading "It's upstairs," she murmured.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here we left it," she said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure--a ghostly couple.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting.
Chapter 1 of Monday or Tuesday by Virginia Woolf holds 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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 1 holds 570 sentences of Monday or Tuesday, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
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