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The Dawn of a To-morrow

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Dawn of a To-morrow is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frances Hodgson Burnett • Curated US English Learning Edition

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She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

"Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

He had spoken like a man in a dream.

He felt like a man in a dream, being led in the thick mist from place to place.

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Chapter III Reading 1/47

The Dawn of a To-morrow

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Dawn of a To-morrow is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

Line 2

"Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

Line 3

And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

Line 4

He had spoken like a man in a dream.

Line 5

He felt like a man in a dream, being led in the thick mist from place to place.

Learner Dictionary

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Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “He had spoken like a man in a dream.”

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a

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amazement

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

an

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and

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

ARE

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

at

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

back

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

being

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dawning

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

done

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dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading He had spoken like a man in a dream.

drew

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

face

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

felt

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From this reading He felt like a man in a dream, being led in the thick mist from place to place.

forth

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

from

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From this reading He felt like a man in a dream, being led in the thick mist from place to place.

gave

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had

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he

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her

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him

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

in

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led

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like

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From this reading He had spoken like a man in a dream.

man

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meaning

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mist

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of

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on

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one

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

pace

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

perceived

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place

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queer

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

remote

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

She

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short

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spoken

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stare

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stopped

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From this reading She stopped short and drew back a pace to stare up at him.

the

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thick

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From this reading He felt like a man in a dream, being led in the thick mist from place to place.

thing

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

to

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understanding

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up

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Well

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

y

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From this reading "Well," she gave forth, "y' ARE a queer one!"

yet

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From this reading And yet in the amazement on her face he perceived a remote dawning of an understanding of the meaning of the thing he had done.

Chapter 3 of The Dawn of a To-morrow by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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