Chapter 9 of Women is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Women is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her. “To think they _dared_! It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it! I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind! I _can’t_, Mamma!”
Chapter 9 of Women is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I _can’t_, Mamma!””
being nothing more than specified
From this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading “It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!”
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utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.”
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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 “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “To think they _dared_!
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I can’t _live_ and be made a mere blind!
engage in
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I _can’t_, Mamma!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To think they _dared_!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading It’s the treachery of it—the _insolence_ of it!
at the time that
From this reading “To think of their daring to make me a mere blind!” she cried out to her mother, when Mrs. Dodge followed her.
Chapter 9 of Women by Booth Tarkington holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 holds 397 sentences of Women, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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