Chapter 4 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her. “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me. I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us. It has! But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Chapter 4 of Cytherea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading ““I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.”
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading ““I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.”
associated with women and not with men
From this reading ““You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.”
come to pass
From this reading “But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.”
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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 “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
confined by bonds
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
someone who hunts game
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
absolutely essential
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
come to pass
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
interact in a certain way
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose I can't realize that it has happened to us.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I see this in a very detached manner, as if it didn't concern me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if you are right, Fanny, and it's necessary to treat a man like a green hunter, then this was bound to occur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are more feminine than I am,” Claire told her.
Chapter 4 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 4 holds 406 sentences of Cytherea, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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