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Chapter 1 of The day's journey is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC. “Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.” Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of The day's journey is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.”
a university in England
From this reading “Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “From morn to night, my friend.””
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.”
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In this reading “From morn to night, my friend.””
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From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
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From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
(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 “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
a university in England
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Yes, to the very end.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading From morn to night, my friend.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From morn to night, my friend.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading From morn to night, my friend.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From morn to night, my friend.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading From morn to night, my friend.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
carry out
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, to the very end.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ROSANNE,” “THE TREE OF LIFE,” ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Published September 15, 1906 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes, to the very end.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, to the very end.
Chapter 1 of The day's journey by Netta Syrett holds 6 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.
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