Chapter 5 of The Warriors is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Warriors is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea. It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought. We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it. Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race. It has an infinite leverage.
Chapter 5 of The Warriors is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of achieving an aim
From this reading “Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.”
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “It has an infinite leverage.”
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
From this reading “It has an infinite leverage.”
any competition
From this reading “Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.”
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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 Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It has an infinite leverage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race.
the act of achieving an aim
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading It has an infinite leverage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
From this reading It has an infinite leverage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
any competition
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
carry out
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
a special situation
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It is a curious thing, this little turn in the brain, a thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot see it, or touch it, or handle it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Thinking is the power to take up life where the race has left off attainment, and to lead the race one step farther on, by a new concept or idea.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet we can give it, one to another, or one man to the race.
Chapter 5 of The Warriors by Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 439 sentences of The Warriors, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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