Chapter 2 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is absolutely no use, Wills. We can do nothing. Gird has been killed." I had turned my attention to the girl. She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
Chapter 2 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"It is absolutely no use, Wills.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.”
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “Gird has been killed."”
in a rhythmic manner
From this reading “She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.”
inflected form of “sag” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.”
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading “She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.”
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading “"It is absolutely no use, Wills.”
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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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gird has been killed."
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can do nothing.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We can do nothing.
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading Gird has been killed."
a young female
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gird has been killed."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Gird has been killed."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
not any; not one
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We can do nothing.
in a rhythmic manner
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
inflected form of “sag” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
not in physical motion
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I had turned my attention to the girl.
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading She still sagged in her chair, breathing deeply and rhythmically as if in untroubled slumber.
the act of using
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can do nothing.
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading "It is absolutely no use, Wills.
Chapter 2 of The hairy ones shall dance by Manly Wade Wellman holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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