Chapter 4 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir, older." "How do you and he weigh in?" "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier." "First form boy. Naturally.
Chapter 4 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"First form boy.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “"First form boy.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “"He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."”
as might be expected
From this reading “Naturally.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “"Yes, sir, older."”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “"He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."”
have a certain weight
From this reading “"How do you and he weigh in?"”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."
a youthful male person
From this reading "First form boy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "First form boy.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "First form boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Yes, sir, older."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, older."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "He’s—I believe—somewhat heavier."
have a certain weight
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, older."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you and he weigh in?"
Chapter 4 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of The Restless Sex, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
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