Chapter 40 of Lewis Rand is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Lewis Rand is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger. "It is all straight," he said. "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom. "Are you going home now?" "Yes."
Chapter 40 of Lewis Rand is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “"It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.”
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"It is all straight," he said.”
male cat
From this reading “"It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.”
someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
(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 "It is all straight," he said.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
for a limitless time
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "It is all straight," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
male cat
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR Rand closed the heavy ledger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going home now?"
Chapter 40 of Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 40 holds 216 sentences of Lewis Rand, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 40 of Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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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