Chapter 17 of I am a woman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of I am a woman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby. Laura knew it was going to be a rough day. She had had almost no sleep. And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened. She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
Chapter 17 of I am a woman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used as expletives
From this reading “And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.”
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “* * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “* * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.”
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “* * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.”
past form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.”
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 “And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.”
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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 * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had had almost no sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
used as expletives
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
divisible by two
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
the act of departing
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
a farewell remark
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had almost no sleep.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
not any; not one
From this reading She had had almost no sleep.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
past form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had almost no sleep.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She had had almost no sleep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
compelling immediate action
From this reading She was too engrossed in herself and the urgent unnameable feelings that plagued her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laura knew it was going to be a rough day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And for the first time since she took the job she didn’t even give a damn what happened.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading * * * * * They parted for work without more than a perfunctory goodby.
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