Chapter 26 of Ruth Erskine's Crosses is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Ruth Erskine's Crosses is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THESE BE THY GODS.” AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine. Everything was as she had planned it. She had tried two ways of life. For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
Chapter 26 of Ruth Erskine's Crosses is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “burnham” — United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.”
plural 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 ““THESE BE THY GODS.””
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “Everything was as she had planned it.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.”
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In this reading “She had tried two ways of life.”
In this reading “For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.”
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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 For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “THESE BE THY GODS.”
possessive form of “burnham” — United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
plural 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 “THESE BE THY GODS.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
immediately past
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had tried two ways of life.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading AT last in Ruth Burnham’s home, life settled into routine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “THESE BE THY GODS.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “THESE BE THY GODS.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a season almost everything had gone contrary to her desires and plans.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She had tried two ways of life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had tried two ways of life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was as she had planned it.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading She had tried two ways of life.
Chapter 26 of Ruth Erskine's Crosses by Pansy holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 holds 128 sentences of Ruth Erskine's Crosses, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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