Chapter 4 of After world's end is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of After world's end is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably. It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there. Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away. "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek." And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
Chapter 4 of After world's end is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.”
show off
From this reading “And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."”
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 “It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
show off
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.
the act of consuming food
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
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From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
engage in
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Gently, the Earthman pulled the flask away.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few drops of alcohol affected it remarkably.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
in or at that place or location
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It flew from Kel's hand to the bottle, and clung there.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
which person or people
From this reading And he told me, "She's one being who could make good on the old boast about drinking the contents and then eating the bottle."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Setsi," he reproved, "you mustn't rob poor Zerek."
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