Chapter 5 of Pagan Passions is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pagan Passions is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come along now," she said. "They're waiting for us. And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake. You're all right." "Oh," Forrester said.
Chapter 5 of Pagan Passions is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Come along now," she said.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Come along now," she said.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.”
easily agitated
From this reading “And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You're all right."”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.”
a special situation
From this reading “And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “"They're waiting for us.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You're all right."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along now," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along now," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They're waiting for us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh," Forrester said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
easily agitated
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come along now," she said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," Forrester said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You're all right."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come along now," she said.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come along now," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're waiting for us.
a special situation
From this reading And one thing: don't get nervous, for Hera's sake.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They're waiting for us.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "They're waiting for us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're all right."
Chapter 5 of Pagan Passions by Randall Garrett holds 407 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 5 holds 407 sentences of Pagan Passions, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Pagan Passions by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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