Chapter 7 of A Woman Named Smith is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Woman Named Smith is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?" "Of course. Why?" "Oh, because." "Because why?"
Chapter 7 of A Woman Named Smith is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
plural of “peacock” — European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
possessive form of “soil” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Oh, because."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
recognizable; marked
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, because."
above and across; more than
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
plural of “peacock” — European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
possessive form of “soil” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
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From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading PEACOCKS AND IVORY "Sophy, do you remember the night we talked it over, and decided to come here, and you were afraid of the new soil's effect upon yourself?"
Chapter 7 of A Woman Named Smith by Marie Conway Oemler holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
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