Chapter 3 of I am a woman is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of I am a woman is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laura reached for a towel and dried her face. She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie. But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure. Except for her extraordinarily pretty face. Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
Chapter 3 of I am a woman is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
From this reading “She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.”
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading “But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.”
not still wet
From this reading “Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.”
extremely
From this reading “Except for her extraordinarily pretty face.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.”
a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading “But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.”
In this reading “But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.”
In this reading “Except for her extraordinarily pretty face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
anew
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
not still wet
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for her extraordinarily pretty face.
extremely
From this reading Except for her extraordinarily pretty face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
in the recent past
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Except for her extraordinarily pretty face.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
of the highest quality
From this reading But Marcie had slipped into pajama tops and looked quite demure.
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading Laura reached for a towel and dried her face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She hung the towel up again and turned to walk out of the bathroom, ready to ignore Marcie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Laura stared at her, as she had known she would, as she did more and more lately.
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