Chapter 5 of Find the Woman is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Find the Woman is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She shook her head. "I must go home," she declared. "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town. I live----" "You've moved?" "Yes," she answered.
Chapter 5 of Find the Woman is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes," she answered.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"I must go home," she declared.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"I must go home," she declared.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “I live----" "You've moved?"”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," she answered.”
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return home
In this reading “"I must go home," she declared.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I must go home," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must go home," she declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I must go home," she declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go home," she declared.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I live----" "You've moved?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go home," she declared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
carry out
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I can, at least, take you up-town," he said, "I don't live up-town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I live----" "You've moved?"
Chapter 5 of Find the Woman by Arthur Somers Roche holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 5 holds 395 sentences of Find the Woman, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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