Chapter 22 of Marching Sands is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Marching Sands is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily. Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked. She did not think it luck. In her woman soul there was no thought of fate. God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
Chapter 22 of Marching Sands is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 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.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “She did not think it luck.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.”
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
From this reading “God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
react verbally
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not think it luck.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
coins made of gold
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
held dear
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading She did not think it luck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
not any; not one
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not think it luck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not think it luck.
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
From this reading God's care had shielded the life of the man she loved.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She did not think it luck.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading THE ANSWER Mary laughed a little unsteadily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In her woman soul there was no thought of fate.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Surely it was a strange miracle that her gold cross had worked.
Chapter 22 of Marching Sands by Harold Lamb holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 22 holds 172 sentences of Marching Sands, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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