Chapter 4 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO? However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away. He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed. He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did! But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
Chapter 4 of The Way of the Gods is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading “He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.”
against your will
From this reading “However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.”
as might be expected
In this reading “But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.”
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(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 However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
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From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
against your will
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
immediately past
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He was gone--oh, it mattered not now what she did!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But Arisuga hearing this, of course, returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was already at the courtyard gate when she sobbed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
at the time that
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, it all came out involuntarily when, at last, he began with tremendous difficulty to go away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading XV BUT WHAT COULD HE DO?
Chapter 4 of The Way of the Gods by John Luther Long holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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