Chapter 36 of The day will come is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The day will come is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches. They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.” The cottage was to be let. A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact. Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
Chapter 36 of The day will come is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.””
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading ““The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.”
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.”
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.””
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading ““The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading ““The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.”
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.
In this reading “They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
(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 They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cottage was to be let.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading The cottage was to be let.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
immediately past
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The cottage was to be let.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Lord Cheriton opened the familiar gate.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cottage was to be let.
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A board offering it upon a repairing lease announced the fact.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cottage was to be let.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The love of these is like the lightning spear, And shrivels whom it touches.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They consume All things within their reach, and, last of all, Their lonely selves.”
Chapter 36 of The day will come by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 36 holds 280 sentences of The day will come, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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