Chapter 1 of I am a woman is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of I am a woman is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC. FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN. All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell. Try it.
Chapter 1 of I am a woman is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading “All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.”
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading “FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.”
related to or involving literary fiction
From this reading “All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading “FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading “An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
restricted to something
From this reading “All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition
In this reading “An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
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(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 All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
related to or involving literary fiction
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
coins made of gold
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Try it.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading FAWCETT BLDG., FAWCETT PLACE, GREENWICH, CONN.
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading An Original Gold Medal Novel by FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
restricted to something
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
express in words
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Try it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Chapter One Tell your father to go to hell.
Chapter 1 of I am a woman by Ann Bannon holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 416 sentences of I am a woman, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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