Chapter 8 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMONG A STRANGE PEOPLE. AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her. “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone. “You’ll forgive me. I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
Chapter 8 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large formal assembly
From this reading “I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.”
a member of the Democratic Party
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““You’ll forgive me.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.”
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading “I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.”
move hurridly
From this reading “I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.”
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading “I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.”
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In this reading “AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.”
In this reading “AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.”
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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 AMONG A STRANGE PEOPLE.
later than; following
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG A STRANGE PEOPLE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
a youthful male person
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
a large formal assembly
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
a member of the Democratic Party
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
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From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “You’ll forgive me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
a search for knowledge
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll forgive me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading AMONG A STRANGE PEOPLE.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
move hurridly
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading AMONG A STRANGE PEOPLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’m in a rush to get away to Saratoga this evening--for the Republican convention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Good morning,” he said, in a business tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS the office boy, after inquiry, showed Emily into Marlowe’s office on the third floor of the _Democrat_ building, he was putting on his coat to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll forgive me.
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