Chapter 1 of Three Weeks is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Three Weeks is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise. However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree. His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed. He even resented the sunshine. But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
Chapter 1 of Three Weeks is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.”
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.”
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
From this reading “Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.”
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading “He even resented the sunshine.”
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading “His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “He even resented the sunshine.”
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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 Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
divisible by two
From this reading He even resented the sunshine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading He even resented the sunshine.
move upward
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He even resented the sunshine.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading His temper was the temper of next day--sodden, and sullen, and ashamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul's head ached a good deal next morning and he was disinclined to rise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a beautiful creature he looked, as later he stepped into a boat for a row on the lake!
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading However, the sun blazed in at his windows, and a bird sang in a tree.
Chapter 1 of Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 1 holds 169 sentences of Three Weeks, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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