Chapter 25 of One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The morning dawned. The morning of their one day. Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be. There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking. Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
Chapter 25 of One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “The morning dawned.”
covered with water
From this reading “Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.”
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading “There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.”
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
(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 Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The morning dawned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The morning of their one day.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
covered with water
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning dawned.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of their one day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The morning of their one day.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning dawned.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The morning of their one day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nature had done her best for them and made it all that a May day should be.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not one tint, nor tone, nor bit of fragrance lacking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Silver-throated birds flooded the world with songs of love.
Chapter 25 of One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor [Dubious author] Glyn holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 25 holds 49 sentences of One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks', unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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