A Galahad of the Creeks

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CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

A council, of which Galbraith was _ex-officio_ president, controlled the affairs of the tabernacle, and adjudicated on all offences committed by members of the congregation against the rules of the body.

As far as he was able the pastor tempered the decrees of the council with mercy, and there was yet another thing which made this body weak in comparison with similar institutions in the West.

This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

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Chapter XXIII Reading 1/15

A Galahad of the Creeks S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD. A council, of which Galbraith was _ex-officio_ president, controlled the affairs of the tabernacle, and adjudicated on all offences committed by members of the congregation against the rules of the body. As far as he was able the pastor tempered the decrees of the council with mercy, and there was yet another thing which made this body weak in comparison with similar institutions in the West. This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply. In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

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As far as he was able the pastor tempered the decrees of the council with mercy, and there was yet another thing which made this body weak in comparison with similar institutions in the West.

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This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

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In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

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Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “A council, of which Galbraith was _ex-officio_ president, controlled the affairs of the tabernacle, and adjudicated on all offences committed by members of the congregation against the rules of the body.”

Another determiner US /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “As far as he was able the pastor tempered the decrees of the council with mercy, and there was yet another thing which made this body weak in comparison with similar institutions in the West.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A council, of which Galbraith was _ex-officio_ president, controlled the affairs of the tabernacle, and adjudicated on all offences committed by members of the congregation against the rules of the body.

able

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From this reading As far as he was able the pastor tempered the decrees of the council with mercy, and there was yet another thing which made this body weak in comparison with similar institutions in the West.

adjudicated

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affairs

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

all

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

body

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

called

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

CAST

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From this reading CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

committed

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comparison

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condemned

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

congregation

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controlled

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council

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decrees

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deeply

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

East

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

elect

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

eternal

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

ex-officio

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far

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feel

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

FOLD

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From this reading CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

Galbraith

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gloomy

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

heaven

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

inability

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

Indian

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

institutions

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made

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manner

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

members

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mercy

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natural

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offences

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

others

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

OUT

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From this reading CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

pastor

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president

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religious

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

rules

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sect

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

shallowness

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

similar

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softened

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

tabernacle

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tempered

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tenets

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CAST OUT FROM THE FOLD.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

there

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thing

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think

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From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This was the natural shallowness of the East Indian, and his inability to feel or think deeply.

torment

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From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

weak

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In this manner the gloomy tenets of a religious sect, which called themselves the elect of heaven, and condemned all others to eternal torment, were softened.

West

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

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