Chapter 4 of Pink Gods and Blue Demons is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pink Gods and Blue Demons is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How dare you! How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger. "How dare I?" he said gently. "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!" "Never!
Chapter 4 of Pink Gods and Blue Demons is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 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.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"”
uttered without voice
From this reading “How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"How dare you!”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"How dare I?" he said gently.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"”
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.
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In this reading “How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.”
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
uttered without voice
From this reading How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "How dare you!
in a gradual manner
From this reading "How dare I?" he said gently.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How dare I?" he said gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dare you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How dare I?" he said gently.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How dare I?" he said gently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, beloved one--lovely one--surely you have given the right!"
a Caucasian
From this reading How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How dare you!" she breathed, white with anger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dare you!
Chapter 4 of Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Cynthia Stockley holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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 456 sentences of Pink Gods and Blue Demons, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Cynthia Stockley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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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