Chapter 3 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls." Nannie quaked. "Do you mean to have them come to supper?" "You can call it 'supper'; I call it dinner." "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
Chapter 3 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."”
move deeply
From this reading “"I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “"I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"Do you mean to have them come to supper?"”
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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 "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You can call it 'supper'; I call it dinner."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Do you mean to have them come to supper?"
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "You can call it 'supper'; I call it dinner."
move deeply
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean to have them come to supper?"
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can call it 'supper'; I call it dinner."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean to have them come to supper?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nannie quaked.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Do you mean to have them come to supper?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do you mean to have them come to supper?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid Mamma won't like it; it will disturb the table."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am going to have a party," Blair told Nannie; "I've invited David and Elizabeth, and four fellows; and you can ask four girls."
Chapter 3 of The Iron Woman by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
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