Chapter 3 of The Brightener is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Brightener is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts. Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother. Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey. Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare. Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."
Chapter 3 of The Brightener is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.”
exhale hard
From this reading “Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.”
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.”
increase twofold
From this reading “Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.”
catch sight of
From this reading “Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
exhale hard
From this reading Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."
the specified day of the month
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
increase twofold
From this reading Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Thunderbolt Four: The "Double Blow."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thunderbolt One: Death of my Father and Mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
catch sight of
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Thunderbolt Three: My Marriage to Paolo di Miramare.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Thunderbolt Two: Spy Night at the Abbey.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
a late time of life
From this reading THUNDERBOLT SIX Looking back through my twenty-one-and-three-quarter years, I divide my life, up to date, into thunderbolts.
Chapter 3 of The Brightener by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 3 holds 169 sentences of The Brightener, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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