Chapter 3 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVID. Not at all. You’ll be the making of him. [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie? MAGGIE.
Chapter 3 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “DAVID.”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “You’ll be the making of him.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “[She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 Not at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DAVID.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll be the making of him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [She lifts the two volumes.] Are you taking the books to your bed, Maggie?
Chapter 3 of What Every Woman Knows by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 400 sentences of What Every Woman Knows, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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