Chapter 3 of Rahab is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Rahab is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk.... “Blood will tell.” “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....” “God has his way....”
Chapter 3 of Rahab is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 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.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading ““Blood will tell.””
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “* * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “* * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....”
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading ““After the wild oats the sturdier planting....””
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading ““After the wild oats the sturdier planting....””
comparative of “sturdy” — having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading ““After the wild oats the sturdier planting....””
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “* * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading ““After the wild oats the sturdier planting....””
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.
common in meadows and pastures
In this reading ““After the wild oats the sturdier planting....””
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.
later than; following
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Blood will tell.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
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 has his way....”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “God has his way....”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “God has his way....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
information about recent and important events
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
comparative of “sturdy” — having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
express in words
From this reading “Blood will tell.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “God has his way....”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “After the wild oats the sturdier planting....”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Blood will tell.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading * * * * * Strange news came to her world of Harry Howland Luve ... thrilled it, made it talk....
Chapter 3 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 401 sentences of Rahab, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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