Chapter 4 of The War-Nymphs of Venus is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The War-Nymphs of Venus is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him. "You did this?" I demanded. "You turned loose the gas that killed these people? Who told you to do it?
Chapter 4 of The War-Nymphs of Venus is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I demanded.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “"You turned loose the gas that killed these people?”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"You turned loose the gas that killed these people?”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “"You turned loose the gas that killed these people?”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.”
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 Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I demanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did this?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Who told you to do it?
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who told you to do it?
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You did this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who told you to do it?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Who told you to do it?
in the direction of
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "You turned loose the gas that killed these people?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nereid steered us toward him; we stopped and I reached and seized him.
which person or people
From this reading Who told you to do it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did this?"
Chapter 4 of The War-Nymphs of Venus by Ray Cummings holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The War-Nymphs of Venus, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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