Chapter 6 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart. As if she ever were otherwise! “I have never had any illusions about the work I do. I am, frankly, a story-teller. Some day I may be a novelist.
Chapter 6 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I am, frankly, a story-teller.”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading ““I have never had any illusions about the work I do.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.”
one who writes novels
From this reading “Some day I may be a novelist.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “As if she ever were otherwise!”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Some day I may be a novelist.”
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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 I am, frankly, a story-teller.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some day I may be a novelist.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day I may be a novelist.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
at any time
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
third-person singular of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading I am, frankly, a story-teller.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Some day I may be a novelist.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
one who writes novels
From this reading Some day I may be a novelist.
in other respects or ways
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day I may be a novelist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am, frankly, a story-teller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
precisely as stated
From this reading MARY ROBERTS RINEHART “I am being very frank,” exclaims Mary Roberts Rinehart.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As if she ever were otherwise!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I have never had any illusions about the work I do.
Chapter 6 of The Women Who Make Our Novels by Grant M. (Grant Martin) Overton holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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