Chapter 11 of The Strength of the Pines is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Strength of the Pines is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then you and I--take fresh heart?" "We've never lost heart, Linda." "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?" "Yes. And keep on trying."
Chapter 11 of The Strength of the Pines is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “"Then you and I--take fresh heart?"”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “"Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"Then you and I--take fresh heart?"”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “And keep on trying."”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “"We've never lost heart, Linda."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"”
hard to endure
From this reading “And keep on trying."”
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lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “"Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"”
In this reading “"We've never lost heart, Linda."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And keep on trying."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've never lost heart, Linda."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We've never lost heart, Linda."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We've never lost heart, Linda."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And keep on trying."
and nothing more
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
carry out
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
hard to endure
From this reading And keep on trying."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Not to give up, but only be glad we've tried?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've never lost heart, Linda."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you and I--take fresh heart?"
Chapter 11 of The Strength of the Pines by Edison Marshall holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 405 sentences of The Strength of the Pines, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Strength of the Pines by Edison Marshall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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