Chapter 20 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON WOMAN NOWADAYS Woman nowadays. Poor dear! How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead. This will be woman’s century. Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
Chapter 20 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading “How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.”
past form of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading “How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.”
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
From this reading “Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.””
plural of “dub” — the new sounds added by dubbing
From this reading “Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.””
shaping metal by heating and hammering
From this reading “How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “ON WOMAN NOWADAYS Woman nowadays.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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a late time of life
In this reading “Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.””
In this reading “How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.”
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used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
how long something has existed
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
at or in the front
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This will be woman’s century.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
a period of 100 years
From this reading This will be woman’s century.
dearly loved
From this reading Poor dear!
past form of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
plural of “dub” — the new sounds added by dubbing
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
shaping metal by heating and hammering
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
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From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading ON WOMAN NOWADAYS Woman nowadays.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Everything that is new, old age dubs “deterioration.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON WOMAN NOWADAYS Woman nowadays.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor dear!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How she is abused, derided, called this, that, and the other—but she goes steadily on her own way, and she is forging ahead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will be woman’s century.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ON WOMAN NOWADAYS Woman nowadays.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading This will be woman’s century.
Chapter 20 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 20 holds 308 sentences of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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