Chapter 14 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word. He leaned back, covering his eyes. These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair. But it had worn him down. His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
Chapter 14 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “He leaned back, covering his eyes.”
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading ““Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.”
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading “His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading ““Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.”
mixed with water
From this reading “His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.”
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.
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In this reading “These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.”
move the upper body backwards and down
In this reading “He leaned back, covering his eyes.”
In this reading ““Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.”
In this reading “His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
any thing at all
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He leaned back, covering his eyes.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it had worn him down.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading He leaned back, covering his eyes.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But it had worn him down.
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He leaned back, covering his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
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 His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back, covering his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had worn him down.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned back, covering his eyes.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
not any; not one
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
never-ceasing
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
except for; apart from
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
mixed with water
From this reading His face had thinned, his hair grown grey at the temples, his shoulders rounded, his step become less elastic.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Restful”--his thoughts dwelt upon that word.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But it had worn him down.
a late time of life
From this reading These seven years he had given himself no time for anything save work--hard, persistent work that had kept him from despair.
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