Chapter 10 of Find the Woman is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Find the Woman is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped. Spofford shrugged. "You're the boss," he said. "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue? Answer me that, will you?"
Chapter 10 of Find the Woman is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “Answer me that, will you?"”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"You're the boss," he said.”
come to pass
From this reading “"Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?”
and nothing more
From this reading “"Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Spofford shrugged.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
react verbally
From this reading Answer me that, will you?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "You're the boss," he said.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
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From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
come to pass
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Answer me that, will you?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
and nothing more
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're the boss," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Spofford shrugged.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Answer me that, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll be about all, Spofford!" he snapped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You're the boss," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only--how does she happen to know the name Florine Ladue?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Answer me that, will you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Answer me that, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the boss," he said.
Chapter 10 of Find the Woman by Arthur Somers Roche holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 400 sentences of Find the Woman, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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