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Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
"It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
"No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
I feel its beam warming my very soul."
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The Tinderbox

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The Tinderbox is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
/ʃiː suːn faʊnd hərˈself əˈɡen æt hoʊm ˈkærid ˈðɪθɜːr ɪn ə flaɪt ʌv θɔːt ˈnevər ˈhævɪŋ ˈluːsənd hɜːr hoʊld ʌv ðə ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl θred ˈfæsənd tuː hɜːr ˈfɑːðərz haʊs/
Line 2
As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
/æz ʃiː stretʃt aʊt hɜːr hænd tuː hɜːr ˈfɑːðər ðə ˈpaʊərz ʌv ˈiːvəl dæʃt wɪð ðə ˈfjʊri ʌv ə ˈhɜːrəkeɪn ˈoʊvər ðə triː ʌv ðə sʌn ə blæst ʌv waɪnd rʌʃt θruː ðə ˈoʊ.pən dɔːrz ənd ˈɪntuː ðə ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i wer leɪ ðə bʊk ʌv truːθ/
Line 3
"It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
/ɪt wɪl biː bloʊn tuː dʌst baɪ ðə waɪnd sed ðə ˈfɑːðər æz hiː siːzd ðə ˈoʊ.pən hænd ʃiː held təˈwɔːrdz hɪm/
Line 4
"No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
/noʊ ʃiː rɪˈplaɪd wɪð ˈkwaɪət ˈkɑːnfədəns ɪt ɪz ˌɪndəˈstrʌktɪbəl/
Line 5
I feel its beam warming my very soul."
/aɪ fiːl ɪts biːm ˈwɔːrmɪŋ maɪ ˈveri soʊl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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beam noun US /biːm/

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading “I feel its beam warming my very soul."”

blast verb US /blæst/

make a strident sound

From this reading “As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.”

hurricane noun US /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

From this reading “As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.”

indestructible adjective US /ˌɪndəˈstrʌktɪbəl/

not easily destroyed

From this reading “"No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.”

loosened adjective US /ˈluːsənd/

straightened out

From this reading “She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.”

sanctuary noun US /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading “As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.”

thread verb US /θred/

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading “She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.”

warming adjective US /ˈwɔːrmɪŋ/

imparting heat

From this reading “I feel its beam warming my very soul."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

beamnounUS /biːm/

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

blastverbUS /blæst/

make a strident sound

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

BooknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

dashedadjectiveUS /dæʃt/

having gaps or spaces

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/

firmly closed or secured

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

indestructibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈstrʌktɪbəl/

not easily destroyed

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/

straightened out

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

seizedverbUS /siːzd/

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

SunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

threadverbUS /θred/

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

TreenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

TruthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

warmingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrmɪŋ/

imparting heat

From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.

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