Chapter 5 of Their Yesterdays is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Their Yesterdays is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily. "And you?" "Me, oh, I must go Monday! And it's such a shame! I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
Chapter 5 of Their Yesterdays is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"Me, oh, I must go Monday!”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “And it's such a shame!”
in a weary manner
From this reading “"Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.”
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 And it's such a shame!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it's such a shame!
and nothing more
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
immediately past
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
not any; not one
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Me, oh, I must go Monday!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading And it's such a shame!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And it's such a shame!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
in a weary manner
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've just received a charming invitation for two weeks later but no one cares to exchange time with me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Not until the last of the month," returned the woman wearily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you?"
Chapter 5 of Their Yesterdays by Harold Bell Wright holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 432 sentences of Their Yesterdays, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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