Chapter 11 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 11 of I am a woman is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m sorry, Laur. I can’t do anything right tonight.” She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little. “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly. “I’m the one who’s wrong.
Chapter 11 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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any thing at all
From this reading “I can’t do anything right tonight.””
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.”
in a soothing manner
From this reading ““You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I’m sorry, Laur.”
On the present night.
From this reading “I can’t do anything right tonight.””
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““I’m the one who’s wrong.”
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In this reading “She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.”
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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 She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
any thing at all
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sorry, Laur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sorry, Laur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’m the one who’s wrong.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
in a soothing manner
From this reading “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry, Laur.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m the one who’s wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked so disheartened that Laura had to smile at her a little.
On the present night.
From this reading I can’t do anything right tonight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m the one who’s wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I’m the one who’s wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do everything right, Marcie,” she said soothingly.
Chapter 11 of I am a woman by Ann Bannon holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 406 sentences of I am a woman, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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