Chapter 3 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have known him two weeks!" "Yes," agreed the maid. "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you. One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising. I have it always ready for you."
Chapter 3 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 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.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"Yes," agreed the maid.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “"And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.”
a female domestic
From this reading “"Yes," agreed the maid.”
cause to run
From this reading “One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.”
two times
From this reading “"And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.”
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.
assume a reclining position
In this reading “One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.”
In this reading “I have it always ready for you."”
In this reading “"I have known him two weeks!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
anew
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," agreed the maid.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have it always ready for you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
at any time
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have it always ready for you."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
exceedingly bad
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have it always ready for you."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
a female domestic
From this reading "Yes," agreed the maid.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
cause to run
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I have it always ready for you."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
express in speech
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
prone to communicate confidential information
From this reading One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," agreed the maid.
two times
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I have known him two weeks!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," agreed the maid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you speak--if you suggest again, that which twice nearly escaped your lips, I will kill you.
Chapter 3 of The Way of the Gods by John Luther Long holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 3 holds 451 sentences of The Way of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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