Chapter 1 of The day will come is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The day will come is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME THE DAY WILL COME. A Novel. “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c. Stereotyped Edition. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT. 1890. THE DAY WILL COME.
Chapter 1 of The day will come is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.”
plural of “mohawk” — a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading ““LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.”
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.”
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading “Stereotyped Edition.”
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading ““LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.”
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.
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From this reading 1890.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Stereotyped Edition.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
small in range or scope
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
plural of “mohawk” — a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LIMITED, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading Stereotyped Edition.
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading “LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET,” “VIXEN,” “MOHAWKS,” &c., &c., &c.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ THE DAY WILL COME
Chapter 1 of The day will come by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 8 sentences, grouped into 2 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 8 sentences of The day will come, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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