Chapter 12 of Rahab is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Rahab is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping. She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering. “Like most of ’em. They’re the best, Fan. Really.”
Chapter 12 of Rahab is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “They’re the best, Fan.”
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading ““He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.”
given to inquiry
From this reading “She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading ““He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.”
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 ““Like most of ’em.”
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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 “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They’re the best, Fan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Like most of ’em.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading They’re the best, Fan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
given to inquiry
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like most of ’em.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Like most of ’em.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Like most of ’em.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’s a Jew,” Clara said groping.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re the best, Fan.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading She won courage from the soft distance in Fanny’s eyes, inquiring, pondering.
Chapter 12 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 12 holds 436 sentences of Rahab, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Rahab by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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