Chapter 26 of The Golden Web is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Golden Web is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney. "Look," said she. "You see that cottage we are just passing? That is where I have lived for the last four years." Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.
Chapter 26 of The Golden Web is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"You see that cottage we are just passing?”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
From this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
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 “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
In this reading “That is where I have lived for the last four years."”
In this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
In this reading “HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.”
In this reading “That is where I have lived for the last four years."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
and nothing more
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
immediately past
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look," said she.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Hefferom followed her outstretched finger.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look," said she.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look," said she.
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
having come into contact
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading HEFFEROM IS OPTIMISTIC Ruby Sinclair leaned forward and touched her companion's back as they flew through the village of Rakney.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
in or at the place that
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
a late time of life
From this reading That is where I have lived for the last four years."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see that cottage we are just passing?
Chapter 26 of The Golden Web by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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