Chapter 10 of I am a woman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of I am a woman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing. Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her. Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come. Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face. “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
Chapter 10 of I am a woman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ““Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.”
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading “Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading ““Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.”
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In this reading “Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.”
In this reading “Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.”
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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 It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
one or the other of two
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t cry, baby,” she said, and kissed her gently.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Beebo knelt beside her then, the hardness gone from her face.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Laura turned her face away, pulling her knees up and feeling the tears come.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long time before either of them heard the phone ringing.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Finally Beebo stood up, looking down at Laura, watching her.
Chapter 10 of I am a woman by Ann Bannon holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of I am a woman, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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