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Book 1. (19 results) Tarnsman of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	25	Surely I had no publications, and I am confident there must have been several candidates from American universities whose credentials and capacities would have far outshone my own, except for the desiderated British accent.	10
2	6	There was a tapestry to the right, a well-woven depiction of some hunting scene, I took it, but fancifully done, the spear-carrying hunters mounted on birds of a sort and attacking an ugly animal that reminded me of a boar, except that it appeared to be too large, out of proportion to the hunters.	10
2	156	Oddly enough, one of the expressions in the tongue of Gor for our sun was Lar-Torvis, which means The Central Fire, another Pythagorean expression, except that it had not been, as I understand it, originally used by the Pythagoreans to refer to the sun but to another body.	10
3	39	The schedule that was forced upon me was meticulous and grueling, and except for rest and feeding, alternated between times of study and times of training, largely in arms, but partly in the use of various devices as common to the Goreans as adding machines and scales are to us.	10
3	243	I had never seen one of the tarns before, except on the tapestry in my apartment and in illustrations in certain books I had studied devoted to the care, breeding, and equipment of tarns.	10
3	249	My first impression was that of a rush of wind and a great snapping sound, as if a giant might be snapping an enormous towel or scarf; then I was cowering, awe-stricken, in a great winged shadow, and an immense tarn, his talons extended like gigantic steel hooks, his wings sputtering fiercely in the...	10
3	268	Later, of course, the adult birds are not fastened, but the conditioning given them in their youth usually holds, except when they become abnormally disturbed or have not been able to obtain food.	10
5	58	I knew nothing about her, except that her name was Talena, that she was rumored to be one of the beauties of Ar, and that I was supposed to kill her.	10
6	7	At last, satisfied, he brought his wings against his body and remained still, except for the alert movements of his great head and the flash of those wicked eyes scrutinizing the streams of men and women on the nearby bridges.	10
6	164	Now, in a matter of minutes, the skeleton was visible, picked almost clean, the bones gleaming except where small lizards skittered about on them, seeking a last particle of flesh.	10
8	130	"Are you of Gor or not? I have never seen my father except on the days of public festivals.	10
8	151	I recalled the attempt on my life in the cylinder of my father, an attempt that would have been successful except for the alertness of the Older Tarl.	10
10	124	Not only does this lubricant absorb much of the shock involved, but it tends, except under abnormal stress, to keep the seat of the saddle parallel to the ground.	10
11	58	I wondered if, on my own planet, there was not a similar market, invisible but present, and just as much accepted, a market in which women were sold, except that they sold themselves, were themselves both merchandise and merchant.	10
12	60	I knew that I would not, some days hence, reach the delta of the Vosk and the cities in the delta except perhaps as a bound corpse, withered by exposure and the lack of water.	10
13	12	Shielded among the crags of the Voltai, invisible except from directly above, I saw four or five small cooking fires, such as might mark the camp of a mountain patrol or a small company of hunters, perhaps after the agile and bellicose Gorean mountain goat, the long-haired, spiral-horned verr, or, m...	10
18	77	As nearly as I could determine, there was no way in and out of the pit except on tarnback.	10
18	174	Suddenly I stood alone on the stairs, except for the dead.	10
19	93	Except for the wind, there was no sound on the great cylinder.	10

Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	11	All in all, Tarl Cabot seemed to us a young, quiet, courteous Oxford gentleman, except for that hair.	10
6	76	The room is silent, absolutely silent, except for the decisive click of the collar lock.	10
6	151	I knew that this might be the first time a man had looked upon her face, except perhaps a member of her own family, if she had such.	10
14	152	"The bird is chained! Attack! Kill them both!" In that instant the bolt gave, and the nut spun from the shaft! The tarn, as if it understood it was free, shook the hated metal from its leg and lifted its beak to the skies and uttered such a cry as must have been heard by all in Tharna, a cry seldom ...	10
18	50	"Can you imagine!" he laughed, "Lara, the Tatrix of Tharna, in pleasure silk!" The chain of slaves laughed, all except myself, and Andreas of Tor, who regarded me questioningly.	10
20	86	The mountains before me were black, except for the high peaks and passes, which showed white patches and threads of cold, gleaming snow.	10
20	101	The bird regained his strength and senses, except for the fact that it remained agitated, almost unmanageable.	10

Book 3. (12 results) Priest-Kings of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
11	10	It seemed to me much like Misk except in size.	10
11	56	"Except on the three great holidays," said Misk.	10
13	30	Most significantly however I suspect that the syllabary of Priest-Kings remains complex, and that experiments with unscented graphemes were never conducted, because, except for lexical additions, they wish to keep their language much as it was in the ancient past.	10
14	4	It seemed to be bare except that at one end there were several metal disks in the wall and, high in the wall, there was a transparent shield.	10
14	91	Indeed, it seemed to me far more luxurious than the appointments in Misk's own chamber, which seemed utterly bare except for the feed trough and numerous compartments, dials, switches and plugs mounted in one wall.	10
14	92	The Priest-Kings eat and sleep standing and never lie down, except perhaps it be to die.	10
14	101	The washing-booth was remarkably like the showers with which we are familiar except that one may not regulate the flow of fluid.	10
16	67	"The Spider People are a gentle race," said Misk, "except the female at the time of mating".	10
17	69	"No one is ever injured by a transportation disk," he told me, "except an occasional Mul".	10
28	164	* * * * As Al-Ka had predicted, the energy bulbs in the Nest, except where they had actually been destroyed by the fire of Sarm's silver tubes, came on again.	10
28	219	I am afraid it was rather primitive, except that the principles on which it operated were far more advanced than anything now available to Earth's, as I now understand, somewhat painfully rudimentary science.	10
29	147	It was dark in the ship, except in the vicinity of the opened hatch.	10

Book 4. (5 results) Nomads of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	113	He was dressed much as the first man, except that no chain depended from his helmet, but his wind scarf was wrapped about his face.	10
6	18	She would have fallen except for the lance that kept her in place.	10
11	233	Kamchak, as he often did, was sitting on what resembled a gray rock, rather squarish, except that the corners tended to be a bit rounded.	10
13	139	I resolved to mention the matter to him sometime—but not this evening—for I was convinced this would not be a good evening for anyone in the wagon, except perhaps for Kamchak, who seemed pleased about the arrangements he had made with the herder pertaining to crossing livestock and the...	10
23	213	Most of the gold and jewels, and precious plate and cups and goblets, were missing, except where here and there a coin or stone might lie missed at the edge of the wagon hides or at the foot of one of the curved wagon poles.	10

Book 5. (16 results) Assassin of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	194	The new Administrator of Ar was a man named Minus Tentius Hinrabius, an unimportant man except for being of the Hinrabian family, prominent among the Builders, having the major holdings in the vast, walled Hinrabian kilns, where much of Ar's brick is produced.	10
5	114	Then, eyes closed, not moving, except the heel of the right foot, which beat the rhythm, she began to hum a Tuchuk slave song; on the second measure, her hands came to her hips and she opened her eyes, looking at me; on the third measure, her body began to move and, to the melody, she began to sway ...	10
5	322	"For some thousands of years they have, except for continual probes, usually tests to prove the sex of their Dominants, remained beyond the fifth ring.	10
5	355	"Even in the ships," he said, "killing is not discouraged except under conditions of battle or when the functioning of the vessel might be impaired".	10
5	739	On the other side of the belt, there hung a slave goad, rather like the tarn goad, except that it is designed to be used as an instrument for the control of human beings rather than tarns.	10
5	742	The slave goad, unknown in most Gorean cities, is almost never used except by professional slavers, probably because of the great expense involved; the tarn goad, by contrast, is a simple instrument.	10
7	69	There was a moment's pause and then, from the ship, there came an answering light, repeating the signal, except that its signal terminated with two reds.	10
12	253	She will know nothing except the care of bosk and the cleaning of leather".	10
12	278	They could not be trained by anyone, except perhaps Tethrite of the House of Portus".	10
13	49	All the girls in the Pool of Blue Flowers cost the same, except novices in training who would go for ten or fifteen copper tarn disks.	10
15	87	I do not choose to describe the nature of the games, except in certain general detail.	10
15	134	To one side there was a set of mats for Musicians, who almost invariably were present at the sessions, for even the exercises of the girls, which were carefully selected and frequently performed, are done to music; against one wall were several bars, also used in exercise, not unlike a training room...	10
15	216	During the next weeks and months the lessons of Flaminius were never again touched upon, except occasionally, for her amusement, by Sura, who would suddenly cry to one of the girls, at the same time brandishing the slave goad, such a query as "What do you want more than anything?" to which the girl,...	10
16	18	Little then remained for them except to review their lessons, eat and sleep well, and be in prime condition for their sale in the late summer, during the Fifth Passage Hand, on the Love Feast.	10
21	298	Yet, in the day of the tharlarion and tarn, one still finds, among infantries, the Torian Square; the phalanx, though its impact could be exceeded only by the tharlarion wedge or line, is now unknown, except for a defensive relic known as the Wall, in which massed infantry remains stationary, heroic...	10
22	396	It is small, double-curved, about four feet in length, built up of layers of bosk horn, bound and reinforced with metal and leather; it is banded with metal at seven points, including the grip, metal obtained from Turia in half-inch rolled strips; the leather is applied diagonally, in two-inch strip...	10

Book 6. (5 results) Raiders of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	20	The long bow cannot well be used except in a standing, or at least kneeling, position, thus making more of a target of the archer; the long bow is difficult to use from the saddle; it is impractical in close quarters, as in defensive warfare or in fighting from room to room; and it cannot be kept se...	10
1	32	Peasants, incidentally, are seldom, except in emergencies, utilized in the armed forces of a city; this is a further reason why their weapon, the long bow, is less known in the cities, and among warriors, than it deserves to be.	10
12	105	I then dismissed the men who stood near me, except Thurnock and Clitus.	10
14	86	I had no intention of engaging except under conditions of either equality or, preferably, superiority.	10
17	46	After the first cutting I expected a free combat, except insofar as the designated pairs of ships could continue to work together.	10

Book 7. (13 results) Captive of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
6	212	Two, over their backs, had slung something like a bow, except that it had a handle, much like a rifle.	10
7	55	Doubtless he would have received it many times, except that she had not been of high caste.	10
8	164	"No! No!" The girls then, except for Ute, but even including Inge, began to laugh and cry out, mocking me, in a singsong voice, "El-in-or wants a master! El-in-or wants a master!" "No!" I cried, and turned away, putting my face against the bars.	10
8	202	Except for villages, Laura was the only civilization in the region.	10
8	352	Further, except when she was fed, she was kept in a gag and slave hood.	10
8	378	I had seen tarn keepers about, but, except for Haakon of Skjern, I had seen no tarnsmen.	10
11	187	In his hand he held something which looked like a pair of pliers, except that the claws were extremely slender, and bent in such a way as to touch one another, at the tips scarcely more than a needle's width.	10
12	344	The other girls, except Ute, and Lana, who perhaps feared she might be similarly treated, agreed.	10
12	442	These forts do not differ much, except in size, from the common border forts, which cities sometimes maintain at the peripheries of their claims.	10
14	359	"I have never worn a slave tunic," I said, "except in training".	10
15	1107	Ute took the other slave bells and buckled one strap, with its two small buckles, like the ankle straps, except smaller, about my left wrist, and then buckled the other strap, with its two small buckles, about my right wrist.	10
16	123	Far off, in the tarn compound, a tarn screamed, and then there was only the silence, except for the sounds of the insects.	10
18	68	"Except when they are touched by love," said Thurnock, "all men are alone".	10

Book 8. (4 results) Hunters of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
5	55	Tina, on the other hand, had been kept in the slave strap and bracelets, except when she was working in the kitchen area, cooking, and peeling suls and such.	10
12	168	Sometimes it is hard to tell about women, except after a time, of course, if they are slaves.	10
14	219	Sarus, leader of the men of Tyros, waved his men back now, except for the man with the iron.	10
14	321	I owed him nothing, except perhaps a vengeance for a thousand slights and diminishments, for a thousand unintended, subtle defeats felt at his hands.	10

Book 9. (5 results) Marauders of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	95	Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents, is taken wit...	10
2	114	No one, except possibly, Initiates, takes it with much seriousness.	10
6	521	If one thinks of the sleeping level, on each side, as constituting, in effect, a couch, almost the length of the hall, except for the cooking area, the logs lie at the foot of these two couches, and parallel to their foot.	10
7	162	Men commonly relish a smooth female, except for the brand scar.	10
10	632	She was naked, except for the Torvaldsland collar of black iron on her neck, with its projecting ring, and the heavy chain padlocked about her right ankle; the chain was about a yard long; it secured her, by means of a heavy ring, to the block.	10

Book 10. (9 results) Tribesmen of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
7	543	"But obviously," he said, "some women are rightful slaves, natural slaves, and cannot find their fulfillment except in the collar, except in submission, except in yielding to the mastery".	10
1	535	A stimulation cage is an ornately barred, low-ceilinged cage; it is rather roomy, except for the low ceiling, about five feet high.	10
2	253	Almost always, except in the greatest heat of the summer, between the fourth and sixth passage hands, when few caravans ply the wastes of the Tahari, there are many of these available.	10
4	50	There is little to fear from it, except, in the spring, should it rise and shift to the east, or, in the fall, should it blow westward.	10
10	378	One tries different girls until one finds her, or those, who are the most exquisite, the most pleasing; one tends then, to keep them; this tends, too, to work out to the advantage of the women, the female slaves, but few, except themselves, are concerned with them, or their feelings; men, it is clea...	10
11	294	Food supplies at the oasis are short, except for the stores in the kasbah, and supply lines are long, and difficult to defend.	10
15	136	Bags that small are seldom carried in caravan, except at the saddles of scouts.	10
25	518	It was dark in the room, except for a small tharlarion-oil lamp on a chain in one corner, and a brazier, glowing, near the branding rack.	10
26	450	She was naked except that about her right ankle was tied a rag, and, strangely perhaps, about her left wrist was knotted a bit of bleached slave silk.	10

Book 11. (8 results) Slave Girl of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
3	24	How pleased I was! And how furious! How I had begun to hate him! He had not permitted me to feed except when kneeling and from his hand; he watered me similarly, except that, when a stream was encountered, he would sometimes order me to my belly on the pebbles; I would then, his hand in my hair, not...	10
2	977	On Earth, I had found boys of little interest, except for the admiration which they had accorded me.	10
4	82	The original beans, I suppose, had been brought, like certain other Gorean products, from Earth; it is not impossible, of course, that the opposite is the case, that black wine is native to Gor and that the origin of Earth's coffee beans is Gorean; I regard this as unlikely, however, because black w...	10
7	358	He would enter into no relationship except on his own terms.	10
9	1915	The existence of such gowns, if Goreans were familiar with them, except on slaves, would be taken as more evidence of the fittingness, the naturalness and appropriateness, of enslavement for Earth females.	10
11	255	"I," said another of the girls, "am never summoned except to the couch of Fulmius".	10
12	76	She was seldom permitted to carry her whip outside the slave quarters, except in conducting a new slave through the corridors and bringing her through the small iron door, as she had me.	10
14	233	The presence of the august visitors, except perhaps by the slaves, was forgotten.	10

Book 12. (15 results) Beasts of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	550	For most practical purposes, except for a few small, close islands, of little or no importance, the mosaic ended there.	10
3	22	The tunics of the girls are not removed, however, except those of the girls of the losing city, when the match has ended and the winner decided.	10
3	24	A woman once bound and thrown to the girl pit, incidentally, may not be fetched forth by the young men of her city, except at the end of the match, and on the condition that they have proved victorious.	10
3	610	It was interesting to note that the garb of both the blonde and the girl in the red pull-over were variations of the uniform of male imitation; the blonde wore the uniform, except that she altered it to brazenly display that it was she, actually a female, and an attractive one, who wore it.	10
3	1143	For another thing the hunters of the north, though a generally kind, peaceable folk, except with animals, think little of killing.	10
3	1179	The red hunters are generally a kind, peaceable folk, except with animals.	10
11	343	They would see the destruction of the wall, and of the buildings, except for the hall.	10
12	83	"Take them off," said Thimble, "all of them, everything, except the leather on your throat".	10
12	216	They are, generally, very shallow-drafted, which permits them to come much closer to such ice without the danger that would threaten deeper-keeled craft; too, the Gorean ship, because of the shallow draft, can occasionally run up on such ice, sliding onto it, rather than breaking apart when it strik...	10
12	371	During the summer plants and flowers will grow almost anywhere in the arctic except on or near the glacial ice.	10
20	92	The feasting house, except for being larger, was much like the other dwellings in the permanent camp.	10
28	213	She was naked except for her collar and a leather-and-metal lock gag.	10
29	3	The principles of the weapon, I assumed, were similar to those of a rifle, except that the missile would not be a slug of metal but something more in the nature of a tiny quarrel, some six inches in length.	10
32	151	"But I except you," he said.	10
34	64	First, there was sufficient food at the complex, and Kurii usually do not carry excess food and water in their body except when anticipating periods of scarcity.	10

Book 13. (8 results) Explorers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
4	386	The swing bridges are normally fastened back, except from the eighth to the tenth Ahn and from the fifteenth to the seventeenth Ahn.	10
4	405	Except for her failure to exhibit interest in the garbage she might have been only one she-urt among the others.	10
6	71	It is spoken most everywhere, except in remote areas.	10
11	252	"Except betray his merchant codes," said he who was called Kunguni.	10
16	63	There was, as far as I knew, nothing on Gor to compare with it except, of course, the advanced technological equipment at the disposal of the Priest-Kings and Kurii, equipment of a sort generally forbidden, in the weapons and communication laws, to most Gorean humans.	10
24	143	The vocabularies are extremely similar, except for pronunciation.	10
24	232	Their bodies, except for their eyes and nostrils, and some ridges on their backs, as they swam, were submerged.	10
53	273	Kurii, on the other hand, generally have little interest in human females except as food.	10

Book 14. (8 results) Fighting Slave of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
11	178	How could one see such a woman, truly, except as a slave? And how could one treat such a woman, truly, except as a slave? And the slaves of Goreans were true slaves.	10
1	71	"Men do not value women except for their bodies".	10
3	145	The Caucasian had shaggy, brown hair and the Oriental had had his head shaved, except for a topknot of black, shiny hair.	10
4	212	"Only there, except for children who can be, and often are, physically abused, the whips are social and verbal".	10
22	502	"Except occasionally, of course," she laughed.	10
27	130	The Gorean customs then are not so different, except perhaps that in the case of slaves the woman is dressed, whether she wishes it or not, for the blatant pleasure of men.	10
30	3	"You are a slave," I told her, "except for certain legalities, which will soon be satisfied".	10
34	9	They would have their pick of most of the girls in the camp, except for virgins.	10

Book 15. (4 results) Rogue of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
6	87	The log warehouses for slaves are commonly double-walled and the girls are kept stripped within them, and commonly wear ankle chains, except when the guards wish otherwise.	10
6	106	The floor areas are commonly wood except for a central strip of dirt some twenty feet wide.	10
10	216	Clearly the slave saw Miss Henderson as no more than another slave, rather as herself, except, perhaps, for being a bit more or less beautiful.	10
21	101	"We girls are warned away from their table, save when we are called forth to serve, and then they remain silent, except to give us our commands".	10

Book 16. (6 results) Guardsman of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
20	379	Black wine, except in the vicinity of Thentis, where most of it is grown on the slopes of the Thentis range, is quite expensive.	10
20	526	Gorean garments, generally, incidentally, except for the garments of craftsmen, do not have pockets.	10
20	885	The Sa-eela, usually performed in the nude, as though by a low slave, and by a girl freed of all impediments, except her collar, is one of the most powerful of the slave dances of Gor.	10
20	971	In these phases the girl, in all her unshielded beauty, and naked except for the collar, the light, lovely, locked slave band of Gor, attempts to arouse the interest of her master.	10
21	271	I looked at her, from her small feet, to her ankles and calves, her sweet thighs, the sweet belly of her, her waist, and marvelous breasts, her shoulders, and arms and hands, her fair throat, chained, her lovely lips, her sensitive, delicate features, her deep, vulnerable eyes, and the marvelous wea...	10
21	602	In any event, wealth seldom enters into the master/slave relationship, except that richer fellows, obviously, are able to bid more, if they wish, for the lovely nude animals—often exhibited writhing in the torchlit markets—who might best please them.	10

Book 17. (8 results) Savages of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	97	"Except, perhaps, as I might please a man as a slave," she said.	10
1	939	It is almost never hunted on foot except in deep snow, in which it is almost helpless.	10
8	125	The side blocks were now deserted, the men having drifted forward, except by their occupants, now forgotten, kneeling or crouching upon them, their necks in their collars, fastened by their chains to the block rings.	10
13	659	Who would think of enslaving another sort? Except perhaps as an act of vengeance, or such.	10
13	1832	In the morning you will be much the same as before, except for lingering memories, which will better ready you for the service of masters.	10
14	720	"Except," she smiled, "that women are regarded as somewhat superior".	10
15	209	Their assessment was no different from the assessment of kaiila, except, of course, that somewhat different properties, on the whole, would be under assessment.	10
17	464	The nature of the collar, per se, except for purposes of identification and security, and such, is not of great importance.	10

Book 18. (11 results) Blood Brothers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	393	Hci had little use for such slaves, except occasionally to rape and quirt them.	10
4	297	"No," she said, "except maybe Miniwozan".	10
7	13	She was naked, except for Canka's collar.	10
7	78	This is different from the girl herds, for there the women are kept naked except for their collars.	10
12	415	They are then informed that they will be whipped anywhere in the room except on the couch and may, perhaps, be whipped upon it.	10
14	74	The chain of command, then, for most practical purposes, except tactical situations, would have been Kurii, then the Lady Mira, and then Alfred, the captain from Port Olni.	10
19	61	"I do not think Watonka would have paid us attention," I said, "except that Iwoso leaped at me, striking me, crying out that I was a lying slave".	10
19	189	"But there are no first chiefs, no high chiefs, among the Kaiila, except maybe, sometime, a war chief," said Cuwignaka.	10
37	223	The slave is not to bear young except at the will of the master.	10
39	62	"How foolish of me, to think that one might care, in the least, for one who is only a slave!" "You are only a property," I told her, "and worthless, except that you might have some small monetary value".	10
47	410	There were few there, I supposed, except for the handful of soldiers with him, who understood him.	10

Book 19. (17 results) Kajira of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
20	31	But surely, except in the modalities of intimacy, except in the forcings from me of helpless yieldings, and such, he had dealt with me as a slave.	10
27	92	* * * * "No two masters are the same," said the whip master, "except in so far as each is the total master, just as no two slaves are the same, except that each is a total slave".	10
3	787	Animals do not have names, except as their masters might choose to name them.	10
6	316	Most seating, however, in Gorean theaters, except for certain privileged sections, usually reserved for high officials or the extremely wealthy, is on a first-come-first-served basis.	10
6	518	What had been an almost unlocalizable malaise on Earth, except at certain times when, to my horror, I had understood it more clearly, on Gor had become a reasonably clearly focused problem.	10
8	321	These women were usually naked, except for their collars, which, I gathered, was the way women were usually kept in a slaver's house.	10
16	123	Gorean vehicles, commonly slow moving, tend to keep to the center of a road, except in passing.	10
16	378	"It is that way for more than a hundred pasangs in this area," he said, "except for crossroads and turn-offs.	10
20	38	But, except for the first night, he had not put me to his intimate pleasures.	10
23	255	"I am not branded and collared," I reminded him, "except, of course, for the holding-chain collar".	10
26	57	Except for the perfection of their service, and their collars and the relative brevity, openness and looseness of their garments, one might not even know they were slaves, unless perhaps, of course, one looked into their eyes, or touched them.	10
26	98	It is common to have one side of a kennel open, except for the bars.	10
29	54	His head was shaven, except for a swirling knot of jet-black hair just behind and below the crown.	10
33	168	Fraternal twins, separate-egg twins, two boys, two girls, or a boy and a girl, are not likely to resemble one another any more closely than normal siblings, except, of course, in age.	10
33	679	How, except for such power, could a barbarian woman, such as Sheila, the former Tatrix of Corcyrus, come to power in a city such as Corcyrus? I suspect, also, that the true motivation of the attack on the mines of Argentum was not to fill the coffers of Corcyrus, already a prosperous city, but to su...	10
33	767	"Some say that they have no matter," said a man, "except that they are real".	10
36	309	Yet I supposed that most free women, beneath those cumbersome concealments, those manifold layers, and diverse veils, and stiff, unpleasant battlements of brocade, were not much different from slaves, except perhaps that they had not yet been dieted and exercised—that in such a manner as to m...	10

Book 20. (14 results) Players of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
12	137	To be sure, Lady Telitsia had not yet been permitted footwear, but then she had not yet been permitted clothing either, except for her collar, except when it was in the nature of costuming for her performances.	10
1	880	I suspected she would not be freed from the hood, except for its lifting to feed and water her, for days, not until she was in Hassan's keep in Kasra.	10
2	908	Slave value, except possibly for collectors, is independent of hair color.	10
2	1455	"Few free women," I said, "except in the downfall of cities, find themselves secured on pleasure racks".	10
6	87	Indeed, in some cities she is marched back to her home stripped, except for the face veil which has been put on her.	10
6	278	It is far south of the equator, so far south as to almost beyond the ken of most Goreans, except as a place both remote and exotic.	10
6	280	The "magicians of Anango," for what it is worth, seem to be well known everywhere on Gor except in Anango.	10
6	1230	The only female performers who customarily gather up the coins thrown to them for their masters are dancers, who usually perform alone, except for their musicians.	10
7	157	It is unusual, incidentally, for a woman to be tagged in a regular market, except in so far as she might be marked "Sold" or have a "Hold" put on her.	10
8	332	"Except the slaves," I said.	10
10	7	She was naked, except for a collar.	10
12	94	It is one thing to be beaten by someone; it is another thing to have it done roundly, you sweating and fuming, while the other fellow, as far as you can tell, is spending most of his time, except for an occasional instant spent sizing up the board and moving, in considering the ambient trivia of the...	10
13	331	Too, however, I knew the urt people could, and did upon occasion, as in their rare contacts with civilized folk, communicate in a type of Gorean, many of the words evidencing obvious linguistic corruptions but others, interestingly, apparently closely resembling archaic Gorean, a language not spoken...	10
21	162	It was sheer, tiny, and all she wore, except a close-fitting steel collar.	10

Book 21. (8 results) Mercenaries of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
3	154	"You would not get much here," he said, "except Sa-Tarna meal and such".	10
4	607	It, on its thong, was now all she wore, except her bonds.	10
13	214	"I do not know if you will see her again, or not," he said, "except perhaps at a distance.	10
16	1663	"Yes," I said, "except, of course, certain of your other poems".	10
26	378	My investigations concerning brand sites had, as a side effect, of course, informed me that she was unclothed, except for her shackles.	10
26	856	"And it is much what would have happened to you except that you would have been free, naked and bound, the tarsk bit at your belly, to try and make your way home".	10
26	861	"Free women scarcely speak of it, except in whispers," she said, shuddering.	10
26	1396	There is then little left to be done with you, except perhaps to take you below, to the pens.	10

Book 22. (15 results) Dancer of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
6	20	We had not actually been paid for, as I understood it, except for a deposit, and were merely being sent on consignment to the wholesaler, who, similarly, for deposits, filling his own orders, would deliver us to various retailers.	10
6	21	Our sales would then, presumably, take place in various places, and the moneys, except for the retailer's profit, would return to the wholesaler, for his profit, and eventually to Ulrick's people, for theirs.	10
6	448	Social chasms separated us, social chasms unbridgeable except by the brand and collar.	10
8	34	She was a large girl, and formidable to us, except perhaps to Gloria, but, compared to the men, she was only another female, no different from us.	10
10	595	I stood then before him again, absolutely and starkly naked, except for a metal collar.	10
11	226	She was naked, except for her collar, and some beads, colorful, cheap wooden beads, slave beads, and her bells, on her left ankle.	10
13	441	"Surely you know that if such a thing were done to you," he said, "no man thereafter could look upon you except as a slave".	10
14	82	Those to whom such considerations are incomprehensible, because they have low-level sexual drives, or their sexuality has been suppressed by, or inhibited by, a particular conditioning program, one they have doubtless been conditioned to approve of, will, I suppose, except perhaps on a theoretical, ...	10
14	230	I had hardly even seen Hendow, except here and there in the tavern.	10
16	62	"Now," she said, "I have my vengeance on you! You think you are more beautiful than I, but you are not! You thought you would have an easy life, and be most desired among the girls of Hendow, but you will not be! I have seen to it! You thought to take Mirus from me, too, but soon I could have won hi...	10
19	146	I was then naked, except for the belly chain.	10
23	65	"I suppose that these fellows out here, with the digging, the labor and the whip, have little to live for," she remarked, "except perhaps vengeance".	10
24	32	In this way, there was generally water available, except when the guards wished to punish the men.	10
24	568	"I suppose so," she said, "except in so far as our masters protect their property".	10
27	144	Could she believe what she had done, and said? How she had begged and squirmed, and acted not at all like a free woman, but like a slave? How she had behaved in his arms? How could she, a free woman, have acted like that? But perhaps she was not truly, ultimately, a free woman, as she had hitherto s...	10

Book 23. (19 results) Renegades of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	18	Then again it seemed the world was plunged into darkness and there was little except driving rain and the creaking of wagons.	10
1	555	But it then seemed quiet, and there was little noise except for the wind and rain, and the distant rumble of thunder.	10
2	432	"Yes, of course!" But I saw she would never be truly happy, except where she belonged, in a collar.	10
5	18	She was naked, except for her chains.	10
8	885	But this pathology, except sometimes among recently embonded free women, is seldom found among slaves.	10
11	102	His role is not to injure or damage the slave, or make her miserable or terrorize her, except when it serves his purposes, but rather to see to it that she learns to fulfill herself in the beauties of bondage, so right for the human female, to see to it that she becomes his perfect slave.	10
15	461	She did so, and now lay as she had before except that now she was stripped.	10
15	485	"I am not sure there are free women," I said, "except in a trivial legal sense".	10
15	1036	If she had heard us, I did not think she would have been able to make out our words, or, probably, even whose voices she heard, or their location, except with respect to her, she doubtless by now helplessly disoriented in the hood.	10
16	34	Such things are generally not much good in this form of fighting except for secret ascents, say, at night, when they are not noticed, or there are too many of them to deal with.	10
16	51	This device also, however, tends to be ineffective except under rather optimum, special conditions.	10
18	261	I was not interested in holding the landing itself, except in so far as it protected the walkway.	10
20	58	Indeed, it would be difficult to use weapons here, except in thrusting.	10
20	409	Fifteen ships, mostly of Port Cos, were now at the piers, which, now, except for armed men, were mostly empty.	10
21	97	I do not think she was sure, actually, where she was, except that she had presumably been conducted further aft, or if anyone were about.	10
21	853	Many of the takings of slaves by their own master are, or approximate, rape, incidentally, except, of course, that they not rape in the legal sense, for the slave is rightless and the master possesses all rights to her.	10
21	1136	Such tunics are seldom seen now, except on the stage in period dramas.	10
23	262	After all, what does she know of her new master? Very little, except that she is completely his, and that he has total power over her.	10
24	202	"They know, on the whole, except for rumors, only what they are permitted to know.	10

Book 24. (12 results) Vagabonds of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	287	I usually do not like my paga heated, except sometimes on cold nights.	10
1	642	It is in some ways not unlike certain fashion shows of Earth, except, of course, that its object is generally not to merchandise slavewear, though it can have such a purpose, but to present the goods of the house, so to speak, for perusal.	10
3	43	This party, except for myself, consisted of five men, mercenaries, under the command of a Cosian regular.	10
4	60	It seemed incredible, then, that such a fellow could have risen again in the services of Ar, except in the absence of Marlenus, and abetted by conspirators.	10
12	214	"Except perhaps a rope collar," I said.	10
14	253	Few attacked men, except, here and there, to react, or snap at them.	10
18	4	Rencers are familiar with such techniques but seldom make use of them, except in trident and knife attacks.	10
19	474	"But then," I said, "many also believe that the free woman and the slave are the same, except for a legal technicality".	10
33	18	"That should be the last one," I said, "except for the fellow, or fellows, in the hut".	10
37	291	In such a place there was a medley of accents and I did not think the young man and the blond female would attract undue attention, except perhaps insofar as Ina might excite interest as a possible chain slut.	10
45	67	Interestingly enough, such labors, too, given their meaning and what was involved in them, were extremely sexually charged for her, rather like the carrying out of a specific task commanded by a master, except on a more regular, pervasive basis.	10
45	102	To be sure, after a time, the Earth girl, except perhaps for such things as the fillings in her teeth or a vaccination mark on her arm, becomes indistinguishable from other Gorean slave girls.	10

Book 25. (13 results) Magicians of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
3	809	She was where I had left her, except that she was now kneeling.	10
8	301	Little more than Phoebe's soft, dark eyes and the bridge of her nose could be seen, except, of course, at the bottom, where one might detect her bared ankles and feet.	10
8	362	"Except for those authorized to carry them," I said.	10
8	551	What is there to constrain it except eventually the hideous consequences of its own success, with all the horror that that entails.	10
9	59	This fitted in well with the motley garbs of auxiliary guardsmen who, on the whole, had little in common except that they were not of Ar.	10
12	115	He seems to pay her little attention, except for matters of discipline, that to improve her service.	10
17	193	He then opened the left side of the trunk, letting it, too, hang free, except that it hung to the side.	10
17	198	It was now completely open, the back hanging down in back, and the sides to the sides, except for the front panel, which the ponderous fellow held in place with one hand.	10
19	968	"I do not even know him," she said, "except as I, and others, are utilized for such purposes as serving his table.	10
20	426	"But even so," I said, "before being admitted to her presence, you may be double leashed, one on each side, that you cannot touch, or approach, the woman, except as permitted".	10
22	611	Absently, almost as though not aware of his surroundings, except for the now tiny figure of the slave, hurrying away, he opened the note.	10
23	215	To be sure, this was not really a performance of that sort because no one, except you two, I suppose, was expecting anything of the sort.	10
24	378	The staff, except in the hands of an expert, is not a weapon to put against the blade.	10

Book 26. (20 results) Witness of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	115	The chains, the ring, the depressions in the floor, the apparently small, close, nature of the area of my confinement, the incomprehensibility of my being here, except perhaps as one of a group, perhaps similar to myself, all suggested this.	10
6	135	I had known, of course, for years, even before puberty, that such deferences, obeisances, and such, were owed to men, but I had never expected, except perhaps in dreams, to find myself in my present position, one in which I was subject to, and must behave in accordance with, such appropriatenesses.	10
8	481	I did not have the appropriate garmenture there, except, in effect, in my dreams.	10
10	687	But, to be sure, blond hair, genuinely blond hair, is rare on this world, except for certain areas, as it is on my old world.	10
10	688	This rarity, of course, as would be expected, tends to increase its marketability somewhat, except in more northern markets, where it is common.	10
10	903	I had certainly not been regarded as special in the pens, except perhaps insofar as I might have been thought to have been of "special interest" to strong men, or, in their rude humor, "specially delicious" as a "tasta" or "pudding".	10
11	412	Was it my fault if I might be more beautiful or desirable than she? Did she resent the interest of the men in me? Did she fear that I might turn the head of the fellow in the chair? Might that be it? Did she fear that she might cease to be his preferred slave, if, indeed, she was that? I did not thi...	10
11	1352	This is perhaps not so different from my old world, except that here women do not vend themselves, and take their own profit, but are rather vended by others, who take the profit on them.	10
11	1387	Yet I could not have been brought here except in virtue of an obviously advanced technology.	10
12	121	Did we really constitute such dangers, I wondered, to the pervasiveness and mightiness of their eccentric conditioning programs? Was it not enough for them to exercise an almost perfect control over media and education? Did they fear a tiny whisper of truth so much? Was it truly so dangerous? Must a...	10
12	475	Caste considerations seemed to me artificial, and rather meaningless, except as they tended to reflect sets of related occupations.	10
12	709	One interesting form of gag is being "gagged by the master's will," in which the woman is simply forbidden to speak, except, of course, for whimpers, in response to direct questions.	10
13	457	Indeed, I believe it can be more quickly and efficiently completed, as, less terrified of our lives, except to the extent that we might be found displeasing, we are, in a normal leash and collar, freer to concentrate our attention more fully on our lessons.	10
13	932	Similarly, and naturally enough, our vitality is not something to be hidden, except, of course, from free women.	10
14	1540	They, too, were generally blindfolded, except when we must kiss them upon their closed eyes.	10
19	40	Few, incidentally, except in armed parties, traverse the mountains on foot.	10
19	799	To be sure, most Gorean masters like long hair on their slaves, and pleasure slaves are seldom shorn, except as a punishment or discipline.	10
24	249	But I did not think they could burn the city, not unless they were prepared, in effect, except perhaps for certain districts, to enter and torch it, building by building.	10
34	3	In the depths one cannot tell day from night, except by the clocks.	10
42	148	Indeed, slaves are commonly forbidden to touch money except under certain conditions, as when being sent to the market, and so on.	10

Book 27. (24 results) Prize of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
4	195	Once, after such a display, she had seen him smile, knowingly, and he so young! How furious she had been! He had misunderstood! It was inexcusable! Were there only two in the class? She sensed now how she had been before him, how she, as a female, had tried to attract him, though, of course, not adm...	10
4	459	"I recall thinking that it would be pleasant to have you remove those severe garments, slowly and gracefully, and then kneel naked before me, except for the two bracelets on your left wrist".	10
6	56	They were garbed rather like her, in plain white gowns, of similar material and length, except that their gowns were sleeveless.	10
7	118	It was all she wore, except, of course, the anklet.	10
8	88	"No," said the young man, "except insofar as her flanks are of some interest".	10
8	93	So I am of no concern to him, she thought, except insofar as my flanks might be of some interest! But then, suddenly, she feared it was true.	10
9	185	She was clad now in only brassiere and panties, except, of course, for two bracelets, and a locked ring, on her left ankle.	10
10	14	She wore the same tiny tunic she had been given before, except that now it had been slit at the sides, from the hem on both sides, to both the left and right hip, so that a flash of hip might be bared as she moved, and so that, when she knelt, it might fall between her thighs, as it now did.	10
10	103	It was some four feet, by four feet by four feet, formed of closely set metal bars, a half inch or so in thickness, except for the floor, which was of metal.	10
12	14	She, too, was naked, except for one device, other than her collar, which had been locked upon her.	10
15	3	The room seemed much as before, except that now there was a long, narrow red carpet leading toward the curule chair.	10
16	1045	No man would want you, except perhaps as a pretty little thing, a pretty little servant, a pretty little maid, to have about the house".	10
16	1056	"We are all worthy of the Curulean," said Jasmine, "except perhaps the child".	10
16	1058	"Except perhaps the girl," said Jasmine.	10
16	1393	The weight collars they wore, too, with the dangling rings, by means of which they were fastened to the floor rings, could not be removed either, except by tools.	10
17	327	He had knelt her in first position, except for having her hands clasped behind the back of her neck.	10
18	134	In its way, the collar has some of the symbolic aspects of the marriage ring, except, of course, that that ring is a symbol worn by a free woman who is the putative equal of a man, whereas the collar is worn by a slave, and, aside from such things as its identificatory purposes, important in Merchan...	10
20	80	As far as Ellen knew all slaves not commonly associated with the march, except some high slaves, the latter in barred slave wagons, were in the coffle.	10
21	29	It is also supposed that it makes it less likely that the slave will bolt, or flee, but that seems to me dubious, except perhaps in the case of recently captured free women, terrified to find themselves in such a line, presumably naked, or new slaves.	10
25	679	Naturally they wish the men to share their views but most Gorean men refrain from discussing the matter with them, except perhaps to dismiss the matter with some remark, such as "Do not concern yourself with them.	10
25	698	With what would you reward a man who betrays his manhood? What will you give him that is worth more than his manhood? And I do not even comment on the other side of the coin, except to say that it is one coin, and it has another side.	10
27	2474	We find ourselves regarded, discussed, and commented on, at our rings, much as might be, on another world, in another time, dogs or horses, or on another world, in a later time, automobiles and motorcycles, except that human females, obviously, have a special interest for human males, even young hum...	10
27	2503	No woman in a collar is allowed out of the city except in the keeping of a free person, usually the master or his agent.	10
27	2662	"I am thinking of having all of you killed," said the officer, "all except the slave, who would make a nice gift for some ranking officer".	10

Book 28. (8 results) Kur of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	731	She was the sort of woman a man would not accept, except upon the terms of absolute and complete ownership.	10
4	87	"You need not except the present company," he said.	10
27	106	"Slave wine, that bitter drought," she said, "that I might not be bred except as masters might please".	10
43	102	Certainly few free women are likely to be found so, except doubtless in the houses of slavers, awaiting their branding and collaring".	10
69	24	Similarly a verr might be admitted to a verr pen by a guard sleen, but would not be permitted to leave it, except in the company of a herdsman.	10
70	22	The next morning Cabot with his hunting companion made his way to a locale familiar to them both, but one the companion was reluctant to enter, except upon the most urgent, quiet bidding.	10
70	51	Too, the quarry would be reluctant to expend charges except in cases of the utmost necessity.	10
70	154	To be sure, no woman can thrive except at a man's feet.	10

Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
2	110	Both of these conditions militate against the breeding of slaves, except in special cases, usually exotics, where the rarity is thought to justify the attendant expenditures.	10
3	93	Most slaves, like Cecily, are brunette, except in the north, where blondes are more common.	10
3	574	One could see clearly she was woman, even if she did not understand that, except perhaps in some peripheral sense.	10
3	719	On the other hand, I suspect it is commonly done, except perhaps in a house with many slaves.	10
16	156	One should avoid the application of force, if possible, except against lesser force, and, ideally, much lesser force.	10
30	40	Many Gorean pilots are reluctant to venture beyond the sight of land, and open-sea voyages of more than a few days are rare, except in Torvaldsland.	10
37	22	Her face is commonly bared, except in severe weather, and, in any case, there is no mistaking her status, given her garmenture.	10

Book 30. (9 results) Mariners of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
1	336	Shortages of goods and food became common in the city, except amongst those favored by the state.	10
3	192	I gathered she did not yet know what she was, except doubtless in some practical or legal sense.	10
8	5	It was quiet, except for the men below, outside, moving on the ice about us, with their staves, posts, and axes, striking at the ice.	10
9	234	In the melee, farther on, the mixing was such that I could not tell, except for the occasional Pani, who might be mutinous and who not.	10
17	135	The hoods were common slave hoods, opaque, enclosing the head completely, and fastened about the neck with a buckled strap, except that each buckle, once fastened, was secured in place by a small padlock, joining the buckle and a deep-sewn collar ring.	10
26	62	The Pani free women, incidentally, seem, except for the companions of high officers, and such, to have much lower status than the typical Gorean free woman, certainly one of upper caste.	10
36	185	Many fellows, of course, do not wear their caste robes about, except when on caste business, and some don them only on formal occasions or holidays.	10
37	777	Whereas anyone may untie the knot the tying of the knot is a secret, difficult to duplicate except by one familiar with the knot.	10
37	782	When one wishes, one draws the latch string within, which prevents the door from being opened, except from the inside.	10

Book 31. (8 results) Conspirators of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
4	634	Were not the blossoming subtleties of my body, and those of others, such that they had been carved out over countless generations by the lusts of men? Were we not delightful prizes, goods, like fruit and animals, to be seized and exploited? Had we not been selected to be delights to possessors? Had ...	10
6	19	I had never seen Tela frightened before, except before the masters.	10
8	878	All of us now were together, standing, except for the former Lady Persinna, who still knelt, perhaps unable to rise, toward the back of the cell, away from the bars.	10
26	172	With the addition of Mina to the "chain," things were the same, except that Eve's left ankle, formerly free, was now was fastened to Mina's right ankle.	10
26	188	Does this practice, chaining, not say for the master, "You are mine," and does it not say for the willing, helpless slave, "Yes, yes, Master, I am yours!" In the morning things proceeded much as usual, except for the addition to our party, Mina.	10
33	62	"Except perhaps a tasty kajira," said the second guard.	10
40	17	The beast seemed passive, except that the agitation of the tail bore witness to an inward excitement.	10
48	47	The container was empty except for some wires, what appeared to be small boxes, and a small disk-like object with screening upon it.	10

Book 32. (3 results) Smugglers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
10	45	Except on a round ship, and even on many of those, mariners do not welcome the presence of a free woman.	10
17	44	I would never be caught! Why, I wondered, is it said that there is no escape for the Gorean slave girl? Except at night, when we are often chained, it seems escape would be quite easy.	10
38	113	I thought of another world, one on which beauty was seldom for sale, except on its own terms.	10

Book 33. (5 results) Rebels of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
12	170	To be sure, she seldom acted like a contract woman, except in relation to, and in the presence of, Lord Nishida.	10
16	74	"Apparently there are portions of this level which are closed off," I said, "except for certain individuals".	10
16	118	Doubtless this evidence might have been misinterpreted in many ways, particularly in the Pani islands, except for one detail.	10
21	221	But it seemed she would not speak, except in her own way, at her own pace.	10
50	120	Indeed, if one listened only briefly, or did not listen carefully, one might have supposed that something of that sort was on the other side of the door, perhaps caged, perhaps chained, but, if one attended more carefully, one began shortly to suspect, and it was a most unsettling suspicion, particu...	10

Book 34. (8 results) Plunder of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
6	41	All of us knelt, except the woman who had run to the elevator.	10
9	755	I had not slept, except for a momentary lapse, when my head sank beneath the water, and I awakened, and raised it again, immediately, to gasp for breath.	10
35	93	"Except for those who work in the kitchen and gardens, of course," she said, "or are being punished".	10
45	42	How could the master of the house, if present, not be in the highest place? But only Kurii, the "high ones," so to speak, occupied the dais, except, of course, for Lord Grendel.	10
53	186	Why else would he send you such a monstrosity, except in the way of mockery, to confront you with a living reproach and insult, reminding you of your own distortionate, manifold imperfections?" Eve was shaken, weeping.	10
57	126	"Besides, country slaves, the slaves of villas, of country houses, the slaves of peasants, are seldom restrained, except at night".	10
61	539	I understand something like this did take place in one of the "High Cities," Tharna, where every woman except the ruler, a Tatrix, is enslaved.	10
64	90	"Perhaps we are worthless slaves, but we are not likely to be given away, except to friends.	10

Book 35. (2 results) Quarry of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
4	20	They were at a distance, and the light was poor, except in the vicinity of the block.	10
17	15	"It was large!" I would have thought little of the matter except that her experience, as it turned out, may not have been as unique as I had originally supposed.	10

Book 36. (3 results) Avengers of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
3	125	"It is not worth the bother of pursuing them, except to get them stripped and in chains, that they may be redeemed and learn their womanhood.	10
34	4	The scene was much the same as before, except for a number of newly pitched tents and the semi-circular, defensive ditch, with its heaped sand and shield wall, its back to the sea, by means of which a number of corsairs, those denied boarding on the ships, had cordoned off a portion of the beach.	10
46	46	Most tospits, I knew, commonly had an uneven number of seeds, except the long-stemmed tospit which commonly has an even number of seeds.	10