Where There's a Will

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

During the golf season Saturday is always a busy day with us, with the husbands coming up for over Sunday, and trying to get in all the golf, baths and spring water they can in forty-eight hours.

But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

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Where There's a Will

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Where There's a Will is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

/ˈevəri dɔːɡ hæz hɪz deɪ ðæt wɑːz ɑːn ə ˈsætərdi ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

Line 2

During the golf season Saturday is always a busy day with us, with the husbands coming up for over Sunday, and trying to get in all the golf, baths and spring water they can in forty-eight hours.

Line 3

But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

/bʌt ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər ˈsætərdi ɪz ðə seɪm æz ˈeni ˈʌðər deɪ/

Line 4

It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

/ɪt hæd stɑːpt ˈsnoʊɪŋ ənd ðə sʌn wɑːz ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˌɔːlˈðoʊ ɪt wɑːz soʊ koʊld ðæt ðə snoʊ bluː laɪk ˈpaʊdər/

Line 5

By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

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baths noun US /bæθs/

plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading “During the golf season Saturday is always a busy day with us, with the husbands coming up for over Sunday, and trying to get in all the golf, baths and spring water they can in forty-eight hours.”

blew verb US /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading “It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.”

eleven adjective US /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading “By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.”

golf noun US /ɡɑːlf/

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

husbands noun US /ˈhʌzbəndz/

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

powder noun US /ˈpaʊdər/

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading “It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.”

Saturday noun US /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.”

snowing verb US /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading “It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading During the golf season Saturday is always a busy day with us, with the husbands coming up for over Sunday, and trying to get in all the golf, baths and spring water they can in forty-eight hours.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

bathsnounUS /bæθs/

plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

blewverbUS /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

DOGnounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forty-eightadjective

being eight more than forty

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

snowingverbUS /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

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From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, although it was so cold that the snow blew like powder.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY That was on a Saturday morning.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading By eleven o'clock every one who could walk had come to the spring-house.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading But in the winter Saturday is the same as any, other day.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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