Chapter III
Chapter 3
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KEN. She didn't act like it was nothing. LAURA. She's going to leave Ted. KEN.
Class of '29
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Class of '29 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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KEN.
She
didn't
act
like
it
was
nothing.
LAURA.
She's
going
to
leave
Ted.
KEN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Class of '29
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Class of '29 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
KEN.
/ken/
Line 2
She
didn't
act
like
it
was
nothing.
Line 3
LAURA.
Line 4
She's
going
to
leave
Ted.
Line 5
KEN.
/ken/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “She didn't act like it was nothing.”
the act of departing
From this reading “She's going to leave Ted.”
ken
noun
US /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “KEN.”
go away from a place
From this reading “She's going to leave Ted.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “She didn't act like it was nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She didn't act like it was nothing.”
Ted
noun
US /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “She's going to leave Ted.”
All words in this reading · 14
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
the act of departing
From this reading She's going to leave Ted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
KENnounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading KEN.
LAURA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA.
go away from a place
From this reading She's going to leave Ted.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
She's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's going to leave Ted.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading She's going to leave Ted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's going to leave Ted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She didn't act like it was nothing.
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