Chapter 2 of Woman from another planet is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Woman from another planet is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice. All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas. They become lost to all honor. That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it." "I've no quarrel with it, David.
Chapter 2 of Woman from another planet is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
From this reading “All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.”
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading “All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.”
out of fashion
From this reading “That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."”
an angry dispute
From this reading “"I've no quarrel with it, David.”
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.
In this reading “That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."”
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.
(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 All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They become lost to all honor.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
a special loved one
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "I've no quarrel with it, David.
in an erotic manner
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading They become lost to all honor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They become lost to all honor.
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
not any; not one
From this reading "I've no quarrel with it, David.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
out of fashion
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All kinds of people can get erotically compulsive ideas, dangerous and malicious ideas.
an angry dispute
From this reading "I've no quarrel with it, David.
on the contrary
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Darling, if I could really believe--" "Let me finish, Janice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They become lost to all honor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They become lost to all honor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've no quarrel with it, David.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That's an old-fashioned word, but I've always rather liked it."
Chapter 2 of Woman from another planet by Frank Belknap Long holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 415 sentences of Woman from another planet, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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