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Nights with the Gods

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Nights with the Gods is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!
Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.
"'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.
Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?
Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?
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Nights with the Gods

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Nights with the Gods is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!
Line 2
Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.
/let ðə ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs ʌv jɔːr ˈpaʊər ɪˈlektrəfaɪ jɔːr lʊks jɔːr ˈdɪmpəlz ənd jɔːr ɡeɪt ənd wen frʌm ˈmjuːzɪŋ ˈɡreɪsɪz juː wɪl hæv tʃeɪndʒd ˈɪntuː ˈɡreɪsfəl ˈmjuːzəz jɔːr men tuː wɪl biː mʌtʃ suːˈpɪriər tuː wʌt ðeɪ juːzd tuː biː/
Line 3
"'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.
Line 4
Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?
/ɪz nɑːt jɔːr ˈlæŋɡwədʒ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɪdiəm ɪn ˈjʊrəp ðæt hæz kəmˈpliːtli drɑːpt ðæt faɪn ʃeɪd ʌv swiːt ˈɪntəməsi wɪtʃ ðə juːs ʌv ðaʊ ənd ðaɪ ɪz ˈɡɪvɪŋ tuː ðə ˈʌðər ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
Line 5
Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

Learner Dictionary

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.

dares noun US /derz/

plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading “Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?”

dimples noun US /ˈdɪmpəlz/

plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading “Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.”

electrify verb US /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ/

excite suddenly and intensely

From this reading “Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.”

idiom noun US /ˈɪdiəm/

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

From this reading “Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?”

indicates verb US /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading “"'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.”

Muses noun US /ˈmjuːzəz/

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading “Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.”

musing noun US /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading “Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.”

permeating adjective US /ˈpɜːrmieɪtɪŋ/

spreading or spread throughout

From this reading “Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

first time adjective + noun

In this reading “Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?”

in front preposition + noun

at or in the front

In this reading “"'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!”

new world adjective + noun

the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

In this reading “Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?”

swung back verb + particle counted as “swing back”

In this reading “"'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!”

beautiful faces adjective + noun counted as “beautiful face”

In this reading “"'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

bustverbUS /bʌst/

ruin completely

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/

without doubt or question

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

daresnounUS /derz/

plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

dimplesnounUS /ˈdɪmpəlz/

plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

electrifyverbUS /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ/

excite suddenly and intensely

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/

a person of German nationality

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

gracefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪsfəl/

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

GracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

how

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From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

idiomnounUS /ˈɪdiəm/

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

indicatesverbUS /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

internaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrnəl/

happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/

close or warm friendship

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/

plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

MusesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

permeatingadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrmieɪtɪŋ/

spreading or spread throughout

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

RemoveverbUS /riˈmuːv/

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "'See how little your influence is, as your language clearly indicates.

shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

superioradjectiveUS /suːˈpɪriər/

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

swungverbUS /swʌŋ/

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

tenderest

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From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

tutoyer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

well-shaped

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From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Is not your language the only idiom in Europe that has completely dropped that fine shade of sweet intimacy which the use of _thou_ and _thy_ is giving to the other languages?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Is not a new world of tenderest internal joy permeating the French, German or Italian woman who for the first time dares to _tutoyer_ her lover?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Let the consciousness of your power electrify your looks, your dimples, and your gait; and when from musing Graces you will have changed into graceful Muses, your men too will be much superior to what they used to be.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'Remove the arms, O women of England, from your badly swung back and bring them into play in front of your well-shaped bust and your beautiful faces!

Chapter 5 of Nights with the Gods by Emil Reich holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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