Chapter 3 of A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CINDERELLA. It’s not really barb-wire. It’s worsted. I was feared the wire would hurt her. But it just makes a difference.
Chapter 3 of A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading “CINDERELLA.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “But it just makes a difference.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I was feared the wire would hurt her.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “I was feared the wire would hurt her.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “But it just makes a difference.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “It’s not really barb-wire.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “It’s not really barb-wire.”
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading “It’s worsted.”
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In this reading “But it just makes a difference.”
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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 But it just makes a difference.
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From this reading It’s not really barb-wire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it just makes a difference.
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading CINDERELLA.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But it just makes a difference.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
be the source of pain
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it just makes a difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not really barb-wire.
and nothing more
From this reading But it just makes a difference.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But it just makes a difference.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s not really barb-wire.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It’s not really barb-wire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading It’s worsted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was feared the wire would hurt her.
Chapter 3 of A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 422 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 3 holds 422 sentences of A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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