Chapter 3 of The War-Workers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The War-Workers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dear, she simply hasn't the time." "She could make it." "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian. I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly. Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
Chapter 3 of The War-Workers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
clean or organized
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"My dear, she simply hasn't the time."”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
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In this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
In this reading “Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.”
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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 Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She could make it."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She could make it."
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
engage in
From this reading "She could make it."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
clean or organized
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
and nothing more
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading I mean, really it does," said Miss Plumtree solemnly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Miss Jones finished off the end of a thick plait of dark hair with a neat blue bow, and said nothing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "My dear, she simply hasn't the time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "The work comes before everything with Miss Vivian.
Chapter 3 of The War-Workers by E. M. Delafield holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The War-Workers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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