Chapter 26 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 853 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 853 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband. Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is." The words beat into Monica's brain. They hammered upon her ear-drums. They rose before her eyes, mocking her.
Chapter 26 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 853 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “The words beat into Monica's brain.”
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 “The words beat into Monica's brain.”
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading “They hammered upon her ear-drums.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “They rose before her eyes, mocking her.”
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading “WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.”
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.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The words beat into Monica's brain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They rose before her eyes, mocking her.
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 The words beat into Monica's brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hammered upon her ear-drums.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They rose before her eyes, mocking her.
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading They hammered upon her ear-drums.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They hammered upon her ear-drums.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The words beat into Monica's brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading They rose before her eyes, mocking her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words beat into Monica's brain.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They rose before her eyes, mocking her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words beat into Monica's brain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hammered upon her ear-drums.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They hammered upon her ear-drums.
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ask Mr. Alexander Hendrie where he is."
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words beat into Monica's brain.
be the cause or source of
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN VOWS MUST YIELD "Ask your husband.
Chapter 26 of The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum holds 853 sentences, grouped into 171 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 26 holds 853 sentences of The Way of the Strong, unabridged, divided into 171 reading sections.
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