Chapter 5 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Talbot," she stammered. "Wh--what have I been doing?" "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her. "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back." From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
Chapter 5 of The hairy ones shall dance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “"Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.”
hold firmly
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “"Talbot," she stammered.”
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading “From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.
dearly loved
From this reading "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing, my dear," I comforted her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Talbot," she stammered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Talbot," she stammered.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading "Talbot," she stammered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
a special situation
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
precisely as stated
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing that we weren't able to fight back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wh--what have I been doing?"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading From the woods behind me came a throttling yelp, as of some hungry thing robbed of prey within its very grasp.
Chapter 5 of The hairy ones shall dance by Manly Wade Wellman holds 399 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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