Chapter 6 of Three Weeks is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Three Weeks is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rain, rain, rain! That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again. So Paul thought despairingly. What would happen? No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
Chapter 6 of Three Weeks is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.”
come to pass
From this reading “What would happen?”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “So Paul thought despairingly.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “Rain, rain, rain!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.”
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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 That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
anew
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
with desperation
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
come to pass
From this reading What would happen?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
not any; not one
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
and nothing more
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Rain, rain, rain!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would happen?
at the time that
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would happen?
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