Chapter 5 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 5 of I am a woman is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wasn’t planning on anything.” “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother. Always plan on something. Avoid accidents.” “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
Chapter 5 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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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Avoid accidents.””
any thing at all
From this reading ““I wasn’t planning on anything.””
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading ““That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.”
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “Avoid accidents.””
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading ““That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Always plan on something.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading ““I wasn’t planning on anything.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Avoid accidents.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always plan on something.
any thing at all
From this reading “I wasn’t planning on anything.”
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Avoid accidents.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wasn’t planning on anything.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wasn’t planning on anything.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Always plan on something.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “I wasn’t planning on anything.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Always plan on something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a dangerous attitude, Mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wasn’t planning on anything.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Jack, you can’t have her,” Marcie said.
Chapter 5 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 5 holds 416 sentences of I am a woman, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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