The making of a woman

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THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

"AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

Jean was delighted to stay.

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Chapter IX Reading 1/54

The making of a woman

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The making of a woman is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

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"AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

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It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

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Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

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Jean was delighted to stay.

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Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “"AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

all

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

Chapman

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

Cousin

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

delighted

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From this reading Jean was delighted to stay.

Desmond

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

doctor

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

downstairs

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

FIVE

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

going

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

good

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

great

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

here

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

It's

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

Jean

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

Leslie

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

MARGARETS

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

Meta

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

Miss

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

Mother

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

now

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

only

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

other

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

Sabbath

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

said

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

singing

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

stay

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From this reading Jean was delighted to stay.

Sunnie

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

tea

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

They're

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

too

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

treat

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From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

truly

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From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

we'll

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From this reading Mother and Cousin Meta have each other downstairs, and we'll have ourselves up here."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE FIVE MARGARETS "They're only truly great, who are truly good."—Chapman.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It's to be a Sabbath treat, and Cousin Leslie will have it, too.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

withdrawn

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

you're

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From this reading "AND now," said Sunnie, when the singing was over, and all had withdrawn except the doctor and Jean, "now you're going to have tea with me, Miss Desmond.

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