Chapter 7 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is no sin, my friend.” “Come then, and I will show. At first I was afraid. That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.” She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
Chapter 7 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “At first I was afraid.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.”
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading “She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Come then, and I will show.”
estrangement from god
From this reading ““It is no sin, my friend.””
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.””
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.”
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.
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 That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading At first I was afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I was afraid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I was afraid.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
not any; not one
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
estrangement from god
From this reading “It is no sin, my friend.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was a sin, to be afraid of thee.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first I was afraid.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come then, and I will show.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading She went to a little wooden chest, and raised the lid.
Chapter 7 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories by Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 407 sentences of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories by Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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