Chapter 17 of The noise of the world is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The noise of the world is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was a part of it. But such a little part. "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely. "I won't. I WON'T."
Chapter 17 of The noise of the world is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But such a little part.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “"I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “She was a part of it.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.”
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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 She was a part of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But such a little part.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was a part of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But such a little part.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a part of it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She was a part of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a part of it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such a little part.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a part of it.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
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From this reading "I won't be lonely," she whispered fiercely.
Chapter 17 of The noise of the world by Adriana Spadoni holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 397 sentences of The noise of the world, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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