Chapter 8 of Rahab is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Rahab is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby. Only you. Your hands and your hair and your little mouth. Edith, Edith ... what are you now?... The room is truer.
Chapter 8 of Rahab is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “* * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “* * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “* * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “The room is truer.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “* * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.”
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “The room is truer.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith, Edith ... what are you now?...
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room is truer.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Edith, Edith ... what are you now?...
and nothing more
From this reading Only you.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room is truer.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room is truer.
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The room is truer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Edith, Edith ... what are you now?...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * --I shut my face in my hands and you are about me, my Baby.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your hands and your hair and your little mouth.
Chapter 8 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 399 sentences of Rahab, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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