Chapter 5 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick. “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling. “Well, except Millie.” But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out: “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
Chapter 5 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading ““But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.”
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading ““But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.”
flash intermittently
From this reading ““But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.”
roused to anger
From this reading ““Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ““All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.”
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading ““Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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utter impulsively
In this reading “But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:”
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(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 “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
apart from; not including
From this reading “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
flash intermittently
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
a young female
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
roused to anger
From this reading “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
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From this reading “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But curse Belle Shaler first,” said Flick.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “All except Millie,” said O’Leary, smiling.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, except Millie.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, to their surprise, the girl, having finished what might be called her dust-survey, approached them and blurted out:
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “Don’t be mad at her, Mr. Wilder.
Chapter 5 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration by Owen Johnson holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 412 sentences of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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