Chapter 2 of Moon-madness, and other fantasies is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Moon-madness, and other fantasies is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And at last, she placed it upon her body. As she danced around, the cobra twined about her. It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery. It disarranged the coverings of her shoulders. And of her breast.
Chapter 2 of Moon-madness, and other fantasies is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “And of her breast.”
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
From this reading “As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.”
plural of “covering” — a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “It disarranged the coverings of her shoulders.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.”
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.”
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.”
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 crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.”
In this reading “As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading And of her breast.
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
plural of “covering” — a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading It disarranged the coverings of her shoulders.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
having the arrangement disturbed; not in order
From this reading It disarranged the coverings of her shoulders.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
immediately past
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading It disarranged the coverings of her shoulders.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It crawled in and out among the soft folds of her gauzy drapery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading As she danced around, the cobra twined about her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And at last, she placed it upon her body.
Chapter 2 of Moon-madness, and other fantasies by Aimée Crocker Gouraud holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 2 holds 388 sentences of Moon-madness, and other fantasies, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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