Chapter 3 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind. All sign of the recent blizzard had passed. The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter. The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm. For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
Chapter 3 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.”
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading “The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.”
new
From this reading “All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.”
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading “The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.”
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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temporarily
In this reading “For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.”
In this reading “The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
later than; following
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
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 LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
held up in the air
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
new
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading All sign of the recent blizzard had passed.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
deliberately impassive in manner
From this reading For a moment his unexpressive eyes lifted to the shining sky.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading The air was warmer than it had been for days, an unusual phenomenon after such a storm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
a Caucasian
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading LEO Leo gazed about him as he left the woodland shadows behind.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world was white, cold, and bathed in the gleaming sunlight of the northern winter.
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