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The Sex Life of the Gods

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Sex Life of the Gods is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.
She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.
She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]
[Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.
He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.
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The Sex Life of the Gods

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Sex Life of the Gods is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.
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She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.
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She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]
/ʃiː wɑːz æz ˈwɔːntən æz ə ˌpɑːlɪˈniːʒən ˈdænsər ənd æz dɪˈmændɪŋ æz ə nɪmfoʊ/
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[Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.
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He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.
/hiː faʊnd hɪmˈself ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd baɪ ðə wɔːrm θrʌst ʌv hɜːr brests bɪˈniːθ ðə sɪlk blaʊs/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

blouse noun US /blaʊs/

a top worn by women

From this reading “He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.”

captivated adjective US /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/

strongly attracted

From this reading “He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.”

dancer noun US /ˈdænsər/

a performer who dances professionally

From this reading “She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]”

flap verb US /flæp/

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading “[Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.”

movie noun US /ˈmuːvi/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading “She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.”

nympho noun US /nɪmfoʊ/

a woman with abnormal sexual desires

From this reading “She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]”

Polynesian noun US /ˌpɑːlɪˈniːʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

From this reading “She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]”

surging adjective US /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/

characterized by great swelling waves or surges

From this reading “She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

white heat noun + noun

the hotness of something heated until it turns white

In this reading “She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.”

beautiful woman adjective + noun

In this reading “[Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.”

lovely face adjective + noun

In this reading “[Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

auburn-brown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

BethnounUS /beθ/

the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

blousenounUS /blaʊs/

a top worn by women

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

breastsnounUS /brests/

plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

captivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/

strongly attracted

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

dancernounUS /ˈdænsər/

a performer who dances professionally

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

Danson

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/

requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

dolled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

equallyadverbUS /ˈiːkwəli/

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

flapverbUS /flæp/

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

FrontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

Janet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

movienounUS /ˈmuːvi/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

nymphonounUS /nɪmfoʊ/

a woman with abnormal sexual desires

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

PolynesiannounUS /ˌpɑːlɪˈniːʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

silknounUS /sɪlk/

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

starnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/

characterized by great swelling waves or surges

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/

being five more than twenty

From this reading [Cover flap: Beth Danson was about twenty-five and, besides her deep auburn-brown hair and lovely face, she boasted an equally attractive body.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading She was as wanton as a Polynesian dancer and as demanding as a nympho.]

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading He found himself captivated by the warm thrust of her breasts beneath the silk blouse.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading [Front cover: Janet was more than a beautiful woman.

womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading She was white heat and surging womanhood all dolled up in a body like that of a French movie star.

Chapter 1 of The Sex Life of the Gods by M. E. (Michael E.) Knerr holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Sex Life of the Gods contain?

Chapter 1 holds 419 sentences of The Sex Life of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Sex Life of the Gods by M. E. (Michael E.) Knerr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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About 242 minutes of reading across 582 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sex Life of the Gods, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Front
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Cover
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Janet
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Beautiful
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