Chapter 14 of The Faith of Men is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Faith of Men is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice. "Quick! Inside!" He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress. As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
Chapter 14 of The Faith of Men is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
more quickly
From this reading “He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “"Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
incapable of being resisted
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.”
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
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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 "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
anew
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
more quickly
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside!"
incapable of being resisted
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
Chapter 14 of The Faith of Men by Jack London holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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