Chapter 23 of Christian Science is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Christian Science is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We may take that up now. It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate. 1. Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind? 2.
Chapter 23 of Christian Science is here in full — 679 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?”
subject to death
From this reading “Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?”
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
From this reading “Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?”
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.”
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
From this reading “It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.”
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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 It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
get temporarily
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may take that up now.
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From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
subject to death
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We may take that up now.
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
and nothing more
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
carry out
From this reading We may take that up now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We may take that up now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did Mrs. Eddy borrow from Quimby the Great Idea, or only the little one, the old-timer, the ordinary mental-healing-healing by “mortal” mind?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We may take that up now.
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
From this reading It is not a single if, but a several-jointed one; not an oyster, but a vertebrate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may take that up now.
Chapter 23 of Christian Science by Mark Twain holds 679 sentences, grouped into 136 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 23 holds 679 sentences of Christian Science, unabridged, divided into 136 reading sections.
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