Chapter 25 of The Threatening Eye is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Threatening Eye is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST WARNING. On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage. It was the most lovely spring day imaginable. The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music. It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.
Chapter 25 of The Threatening Eye is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expectation
From this reading “On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
capable of being imagined
From this reading “It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
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wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
In this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
In this reading “On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.”
In this reading “The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.”
In this reading “It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.”
In this reading “It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
an expectation
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
a small house with a single story
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
capable of being imagined
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
above and across; more than
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
the season of growth
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was, indeed, the very morning to go a-wooing.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading On the following morning Dr. Duncan took the train to Farnham, and full of delightful anticipation walked over to his sister's cottage.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the most lovely spring day imaginable.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young vegetation glowed beneath the bright sky, and a warm fresh breeze stirred it to happy music.
Chapter 25 of The Threatening Eye by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 25 holds 202 sentences of The Threatening Eye, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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