Chapter 4 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He thought he would go crazy. His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them. His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing. Each sting made him jerk spasmodically. _Bueno--_ Sure, Bailey.
Chapter 4 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “_Bueno--_ Sure, Bailey.”
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.”
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading “His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.”
with spasms
From this reading “Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.”
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading “Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.”
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.”
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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utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.”
In this reading “He thought he would go crazy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading _Bueno--_ Sure, Bailey.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bueno--_ Sure, Bailey.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading He thought he would go crazy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He thought he would go crazy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought he would go crazy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
an instinctive motive
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
with spasms
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading Each sting made him jerk spasmodically.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading _Bueno--_ Sure, Bailey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His body cried out for movement to escape their insane buzzing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he would go crazy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hands twitched with the impulse to slap at them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought he would go crazy.
Chapter 4 of Treasure of the Brasada by Les Savage holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Treasure of the Brasada, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Treasure of the Brasada by Les Savage exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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