Chapter 3 of Different Girls is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Different Girls is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerome started. "How has he been different?" he asked. "More confident, less doubtful of himself. It's not anything he has said. It's in his speech, his walk.
Chapter 3 of Different Girls is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading “"More confident, less doubtful of himself.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “"How has he been different?" he asked.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “"More confident, less doubtful of himself.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “Jerome started.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “"More confident, less doubtful of himself.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “It's in his speech, his walk.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Jerome started.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “It's in his speech, his walk.”
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any thing at all
From this reading It's not anything he has said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's in his speech, his walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How has he been different?" he asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's in his speech, his walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's not anything he has said.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome started.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's not anything he has said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "More confident, less doubtful of himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It's not anything he has said.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading It's in his speech, his walk.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jerome started.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It's in his speech, his walk.
Chapter 3 of Different Girls by William Dean [Editor] Howells holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Different Girls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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