Chapter 38 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!" Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing. It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk. Angus Moraine followed his example. In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
Chapter 38 of The Way of the Strong is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading “Angus Moraine followed his example.”
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.”
accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
From this reading “Angus Moraine followed his example.”
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
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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get rid of
In this reading “Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.”
In this reading “It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.”
In this reading “It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.”
In this reading “In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.”
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 In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading Angus Moraine followed his example.
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
confined by bonds
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Angus Moraine followed his example.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Angus Moraine followed his example.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
From this reading Angus Moraine followed his example.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
without speaking
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading HIS BACK TO THE WALL "Phew!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It dropped into the wastepaper basket beside the desk.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading In the center of the room, sitting on a high-legged armchair, his arms still bound, Austin Leyburn silently watched his captors' movements.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Hendrie threw off the long cloth mask he had been wearing.
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