Chapter 6 of A good woman is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A good woman is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.” “Yes, I was blind too. But I’m not any longer. Naomi made a man of me. She made a man of me.”
Chapter 6 of A good woman is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
for more time
From this reading “But I’m not any longer.”
the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
From this reading “Naomi made a man of me.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Naomi made a man of me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But I’m not any longer.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m not any longer.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I was blind too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m not any longer.
for more time
From this reading But I’m not any longer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Naomi made a man of me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Naomi made a man of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naomi made a man of me.
the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
From this reading Naomi made a man of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I’m not any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Naomi made a man of me.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a man of me.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Yes, I was blind too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, I was blind too.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Philip, struggling to his feet, heard the word “blind.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I was blind too.
Chapter 6 of A good woman by Louis Bromfield holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 425 sentences of A good woman, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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