Chapter 36 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice. Elizabeth was silent. "They are all very much frightened about you at home." "I am sorry they are frightened." "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
Chapter 36 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.”
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 “Elizabeth was silent.”
made afraid
From this reading “"They are all very much frightened about you at home."”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “"Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.”
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading “"Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.”
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “"You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “"Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.”
wrongly understood
From this reading “"Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.”
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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 "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
(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 "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry they are frightened."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
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 Elizabeth was silent.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
made afraid
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry they are frightened."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
wrongly understood
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
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From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Elizabeth was silent.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am sorry they are frightened."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
precisely as stated
From this reading "They are all very much frightened about you at home."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth was silent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ought not to be here, you know," Helena Richie said, in a low voice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your coming might be misunderstood," David's mother said; her voice was very harsh; the gentle loveliness of her face had changed to an incredible harshness.
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