Chapter 3 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He came very near to her, slightly swaying. “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.” “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.” “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged. “That's what I want.
Chapter 3 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.”
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading ““Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.””
a special loved one
From this reading ““Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.””
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading ““Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.””
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.””
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “He came very near to her, slightly swaying.”
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “He came very near to her, slightly swaying.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading ““Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.”
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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 “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
a special loved one
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is not very kind, Peyton,” she protested; “but I have some common sense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's what I want.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “Haven't you any uncommon sense?” he begged.
precisely as stated
From this reading He came very near to her, slightly swaying.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “That's what I want.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That's what I want.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fanny, you are a darling, but you are hard; you are hard as the Commandments.”
Chapter 3 of Cytherea by Joseph Hergesheimer holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 406 sentences of Cytherea, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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