Chapter 11 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares. Time, noon. Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter. "Whatever women find to write about beats me. A man puts a volume inside two lines.
Chapter 11 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading “THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"Whatever women find to write about beats me.”
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading “THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “A man puts a volume inside two lines.”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading “THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.”
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
From this reading “THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.”
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continue moving forward
In this reading “Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.”
In this reading “Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.”
In this reading “A man puts a volume inside two lines.”
write about a particular topic
In this reading “"Whatever women find to write about beats me.”
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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 Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
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From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading A man puts a volume inside two lines.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A man puts a volume inside two lines.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man puts a volume inside two lines.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
the middle of the day
From this reading Time, noon.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading A man puts a volume inside two lines.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time, noon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A man puts a volume inside two lines.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Ash, with his hat pushed on to the back of his head, seated at a table studying a letter.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
a man who courts a woman
From this reading THE FIRST WOOER Number Two, Draper's Gardens, the office of Mr. John Ash, dealer in stocks and shares.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Whatever women find to write about beats me.
Chapter 11 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement by Richard Marsh holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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