Chapter 2 of Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Prince of the power of the air. Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over. I hef had a sign." After which conversation on the weather languished. Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
Chapter 2 of Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
the ratio of the output to the input of any system
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading “After which conversation on the weather languished.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.”
of or relating to rhetoric
From this reading “Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.”
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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 I hef had a sign."
later than; following
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "The Prince of the power of the air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
the ratio of the output to the input of any system
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I hef had a sign."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
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From this reading I hef had a sign."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hef had a sign."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
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From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Prince of the power of the air.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
above and across; more than
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "The Prince of the power of the air.
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "The Prince of the power of the air.
of or relating to rhetoric
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I hef had a sign."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Prince of the power of the air.
up to a particular time
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After which conversation on the weather languished.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh yes, and he shall not be loosed till the occasion be over.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Perhaps the minister fared worse in an attempt to extract a certificate of efficiency from Lachlan Campbell in favour of a rhetorical young preacher.
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