Chapter 4 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her. The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity. “If I only hadn’t seen him! If I had been strong enough not to! It’s ungenerous of him.
Chapter 4 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.”
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading “She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “If I had been strong enough not to!”
In this reading “The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s ungenerous of him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
and nothing more
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “If I only hadn’t seen him!
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She felt herself shivering, resentful of the ecstasy of sweetness that lapped and folded her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I had been strong enough not to!
lacking in magnanimity
From this reading It’s ungenerous of him.
precisely as stated
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dull glow of the sky irritated her with its very serenity.
Chapter 4 of A Furnace of Earth by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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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