Chapter 19 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918. “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this. I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel. Good heavens! what do I think and feel? I don’t know.
Chapter 19 of The Women Who Make Our Novels is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens! what do I think and feel?”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.”
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
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In this reading ““My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.”
hang around idly
In this reading “I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.”
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From this reading SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.
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From this reading SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Good heavens! what do I think and feel?
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From this reading I don’t know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
set up or found
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good heavens! what do I think and feel?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Good heavens! what do I think and feel?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.
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From this reading SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
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From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
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From this reading SOPHIE KERR “July 19, 1918.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have made a dozen beginnings and invariably found myself drifting off into reminiscences of my childhood and funny lies about what I think and feel.
produce a literary work
From this reading “My dear Mr. Overton: “It has been almost impossible for me to write this.
Chapter 19 of The Women Who Make Our Novels by Grant M. (Grant Martin) Overton holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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