Chapter 8 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy. The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life. Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief. Those terrible three days. The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
Chapter 8 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.”
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.”
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Those terrible three days.”
In this reading “The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.”
In this reading “A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.”
In this reading “Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.”
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 A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
(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 The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
of short duration or distance
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
a young female
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
a particular point in time
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Those terrible three days.
used as intensifiers
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those terrible three days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A PROMISE Three hopeless days since the coming of that brief moment of overwhelming joy.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Monica sat at her dying sister's bedside crushed under a great grief.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The demands made upon her by the reporters of the _Daily Citizen_.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The reaction had been all too terribly sudden for a young girl on the threshold of life.
Chapter 8 of The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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