Chapter 27 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
February 12th. Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third? I must leave Graysmill at once. I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them. I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
Chapter 27 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “February 12th.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?”
On the present night.
From this reading “I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading February 12th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
a small house with a single story
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading February 12th.
for a limitless time
From this reading I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
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From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
go away from a place
From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
come together
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
on one occasion
From this reading I must leave Graysmill at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
by chance
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
express in words
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall go to the Cottage to-morrow afternoon, and tell them.
On the present night.
From this reading I shall tell the others tonight, and on Monday I shall leave Graysmill forever.
coming next after the twenty-second in position
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
up to a particular time
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could you meet me a little sooner, perhaps, and not wait until the twenty-third?
Chapter 27 of The Wings of Icarus by Laurence Alma-Tadema holds 31 sentences, grouped into 7 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 27 holds 31 sentences of The Wings of Icarus, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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