Chapter 14 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why? I think she’s quite all right. Let them play together if they like. It’s none of my business. Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
Chapter 14 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It’s none of my business.”
unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
From this reading “Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.”
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “It’s none of my business.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Let them play together if they like.”
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
From this reading “Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.”
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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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
(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 I think she’s quite all right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It’s none of my business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think she’s quite all right.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s none of my business.
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s none of my business.
not one, and not any
From this reading It’s none of my business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s none of my business.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I think she’s quite all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I think she’s quite all right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she’s quite all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she’s quite all right.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Let them play together if they like.
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you, the high-priestess of tolerance, becoming intolerant?" she added laughingly.
Chapter 14 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 14 holds 401 sentences of The Restless Sex, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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