Chapter 8 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was easily mollified. And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself. "I never thought of that! It would be interesting!" She looked at me thoughtfully.
Chapter 8 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
showing careful forethought
From this reading “And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “She was easily mollified.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “It would be interesting!"”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.”
inflected form of “mollify” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “She was easily mollified.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “She looked at me thoughtfully.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at me thoughtfully.”
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 And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me thoughtfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be interesting!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
showing careful forethought
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She was easily mollified.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought of that!
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading It would be interesting!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be interesting!"
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at me thoughtfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at me thoughtfully.
inflected form of “mollify” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading She was easily mollified.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought of that!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never thought of that!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was easily mollified.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never thought of that!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought of that!
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading She looked at me thoughtfully.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading And she was--not tight--but less cautious about herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was easily mollified.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be interesting!"
Chapter 8 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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