Chapter 15 of Christian Science is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Christian Science is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much. She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there. There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages: 1. The Virgin Mary 2.
Chapter 15 of Christian Science is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a biography of yourself
From this reading “There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:”
without light
From this reading “There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.”
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading “There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:”
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading “She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:”
plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation
From this reading “It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading The Virgin Mary 2.
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From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
a biography of yourself
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
without light
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
let fall to the ground
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
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From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading The Virgin Mary 2.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
from appearances alone
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
in or at that place or location
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There is a paragraph in the Autobiography (page 96) which places in seemingly darkly significant procession three Personages:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is hard to locate her, she shifts about so much.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading The Virgin Mary 2.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is a shining drop of quicksilver which you put your finger on and it isn't there.
Chapter 15 of Christian Science by Mark Twain holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 53 sentences of Christian Science, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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