Chapter 25 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. GAMMELL PRESUMES. MR. WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales. He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
Chapter 25 of A Woman Ventures: A Novel is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.”
third-person singular of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “GAMMELL PRESUMES.”
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
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the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
In this reading “He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.”
In this reading “WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.”
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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 WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
only a very short time before
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
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From this reading GAMMELL PRESUMES.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
third-person singular of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading GAMMELL PRESUMES.
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
at the time that
From this reading He had been made City Editor when Stilson was promoted.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading WAKEMAN, under whom she had been working comfortably, was now displaced by a Mr. Gammell, whom she had barely seen and of whom she had heard alarming tales.
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