Chapter 8 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth. I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again. Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond. I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts. “Hodge.”
Chapter 8 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.”
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.”
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again.”
inflected form of “undo” — cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading “I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.”
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 “I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.”
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anew
From this reading I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
put on clothes
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
set up or found
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hodge.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
a coniferous tree
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
compacted by ironing
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Her eyes stayed open and she did not respond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I held her, pressing her against the pine boughs, and found her mouth.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I kissed her eyes and throat and mouth again.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
inflected form of “undo” — cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading I undid the top of her dress and pressed my face between her breasts.
Chapter 8 of Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 424 sentences of Bring the Jubilee, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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