Chapter 7 of A Singular Life is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Singular Life is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“They ought to,” replied Fenton severely. “That’s their fault, not ours. And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.” “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard. “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
Chapter 7 of A Singular Life is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading ““I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.”
plural of “den” — the habitation of wild animals
From this reading ““I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.”
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading “And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.””
a member of a police force
From this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”
plural of “seminary” — a private place of education for the young
From this reading “And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.””
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading ““I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.”
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading “And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.””
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 ““I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.”
In this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
(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 And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
plural of “den” — the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
immediately past
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
plural of “seminary” — a private place of education for the young
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
a special situation
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
Chapter 7 of A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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