Chapter 22 of The Way of a Man is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Way of a Man is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER. She made no great outcry. I saw her bend her face forward into her hands. "What shall we do?" she asked at length. "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Chapter 22 of The Way of a Man is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
form a curve
From this reading “I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “"What shall we do?" she asked at length.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “She made no great outcry.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.”
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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 "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
form a curve
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
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From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She made no great outcry.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no great outcry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
not any; not one
From this reading She made no great outcry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
and nothing more
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading She made no great outcry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no great outcry.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
an old word for “to”
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
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