Chapter 5 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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Chapter 5 of The Sex Life of the Gods is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I couldn't hit him," Nick told her. "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air." His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely. Everything was so balled up. Everything was crazy.
Chapter 5 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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past form of “ball” — form into a ball by winding or rolling
From this reading “Everything was so balled up.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Everything was crazy.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “"I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “"I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.”
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
From this reading “"I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.”
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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In this reading “"I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."”
In this reading “"I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."”
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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 His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
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 His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
past form of “ball” — form into a ball by winding or rolling
From this reading Everything was so balled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Everything was crazy.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was so balled up.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything was so balled up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I emptied the magnum at him and he disappeared into the air."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I couldn't hit him," Nick told her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Everything was so balled up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was so balled up.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading His eyes had a wild look in them, "Right into the air," he added inanely.
Chapter 5 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.
Chapter 5 holds 419 sentences of The Sex Life of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 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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