Chapter 5 of Rahab is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rahab is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?... When will I learn to think?” She knew already what was to be. She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why. Did not the world have reasons?
Chapter 5 of Rahab is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “When will I learn to think?””
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading ““It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Did not the world have reasons?”
and nothing more
From this reading ““It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ““It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading ““It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...”
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.
In this reading “She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She knew already what was to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew already what was to be.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not the world have reasons?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did not the world have reasons?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew already what was to be.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading When will I learn to think?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did not the world have reasons?
and nothing more
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Did not the world have reasons?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
and nothing more
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When will I learn to think?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew already what was to be.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew already what was to be.
at the time that
From this reading When will I learn to think?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “It is simply,” she whispered to herself, and the man watched her mouth: “do I want to green like these trees?...
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She struggled only, she gave this full free day in the air only, to know Why.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When will I learn to think?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Did not the world have reasons?
Chapter 5 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 432 sentences of Rahab, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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