Chapter 7 of Once a week is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Once a week is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNDAY MORNING (MRS. BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning. All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness. The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church. Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
Chapter 7 of Once a week is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
riding a bicycle
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
past form of “browse” — shop around; not necessarily buying
From this reading “All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.”
characterized by energy and vigor
From this reading “Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.”
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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 BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
riding a bicycle
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
past form of “browse” — shop around; not necessarily buying
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
moving with great haste
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SUNDAY MORNING (MRS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading SUNDAY MORNING (MRS.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading All nature browsed in solemn Sabbath stillness.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY MORNING (MRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
characterized by energy and vigor
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARCLAY _begins_) It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
a Caucasian
From this reading Down the white ribbon of road the Virile Benedict of the Libraries came bicycling, treadling easily from the ankles.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Little Grey Woman of the Night-Light was hurrying, somewhat late, to church.
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