Chapter 2 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen." "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect. Put the case to your own heart, Edward. Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect? Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
Chapter 2 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “"But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “"But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Put the case to your own heart, Edward.”
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading “Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
an occurrence of something
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
by chance
From this reading "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the Bible says nothing about such amusements, Helen."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
in the direction of
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
interact in a certain way
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
which person or people
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Would you wish me to frequent places, whence I should return, careless and cold in my manner toward you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Not in words, perhaps, but in effect.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you have me choose for my companions those who treat you with neglect?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put the case to your own heart, Edward.
Chapter 2 of Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Ellen G. [Compiler] White holds 409 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.
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