Chapter 3 of Women is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Women is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said. “What is she like?” “She’s awful. The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that. She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
Chapter 3 of Women is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.”
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading ““I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.””
a quick look
From this reading ““I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.”
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.””
plural of “smoke” — a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.””
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.””
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.””
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see something for a brief time
In this reading ““I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.”
In this reading “The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.”
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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 just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “She’s awful.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
a quick look
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
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From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is she like?”
and nothing more
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “What is she like?”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
and nothing more
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I just caught a glimpse of her,” Mrs. Cromwell said.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is she like?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s awful.
plural of “smoke” — a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading She smokes and drinks and ‘talks sex’ and swears.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
a special situation
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is she like?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The only thing she hasn’t done is bob her wonderful hair, but she’s too clever about making the best of her looks to do that.
Chapter 3 of Women by Booth Tarkington holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 407 sentences of Women, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Women by Booth Tarkington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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