Chapter 1 of A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SON OF HAGAR. Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc. "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is." R.D. BLACKMORE. It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
Chapter 1 of A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.”
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
plural of “reward” — a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.”
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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 A SON OF HAGAR.
(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 It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
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From this reading R.D. BLACKMORE.
a male slave
From this reading Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading R.D. BLACKMORE.
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From this reading Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
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From this reading Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
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From this reading A SON OF HAGAR.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
a boy or man
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SON OF HAGAR.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R.D. BLACKMORE.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
plural of “reward” — a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
a male human offspring
From this reading A SON OF HAGAR.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Bondsman," "The Deemster," etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
in or at the place that
From this reading "God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It must be an exceeding great reward, beyond all the rewards of material success, to know that you have written a book that is deep, tranquil, strong and pure.
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