Chapter 4 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!" Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself. "Easy for a girl to say that," she added. "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively. "Yes?
Chapter 4 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “"If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"Easy for a girl to say that," she added.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “"You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.”
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading “"You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
to gain with effort
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
how long something has existed
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
a young female
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
express in words
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Her sense of humor made her laugh at herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Easy for a girl to say that," she added.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "If I were a man, what wonders I could achieve in this marvelous age!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have greater wonders to achieve, Miss Prince," I said impulsively.
Chapter 4 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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