Chapter 3 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!" Jean Sedley declared. "We'd all love it. When can you arrange it?" "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
Chapter 3 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “When can you arrange it?"”
used as expletives
From this reading “"I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Jean Sedley declared.”
every person
From this reading “"Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Sedley declared.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “"I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “"Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.”
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In this reading “"Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We'd all love it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading When can you arrange it?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When can you arrange it?"
used as expletives
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Jean Sedley declared.
every person
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'd all love it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Sedley declared.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "We'd all love it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
express in words
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Sedley declared.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "I say it's perfectly damn' splendid!"
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Any time you like--this afternoon, if that suits everybody.
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From this reading "We'd all love it.
at the time that
From this reading When can you arrange it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When can you arrange it?"
Chapter 3 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 413 sentences of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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