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Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl is here in full — 569 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.
But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.
Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.
It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.
When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.
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Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl is here in full — 569 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.
Line 2
But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.
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Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.
/təˈmɑːroʊ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz əˈnʌðər deɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ə nuː deɪ ənd æz lɔːŋ æz wiː laɪv ˈɔːlweɪz ˈaʊər deɪ/
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It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.
/ɪt wɪl brɪŋ ʌs ˈaʊər ˈlɪtəl freɪt ʌv ɡʊd ɔːr ˈiːvəl ənd wiː mʌst ækˈsept ɪt ˈaʊər sælˈveɪʃən ˈbiːɪŋ ðæt wiː hæv ðə ˈpaʊər ʌv ˈtɜːrnɪŋ ðə ˈiːvəl ˈɪntuː ɡʊd baɪ ðə ˈmænər ɪn wɪtʃ wiː ækˈsept ɪt/
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When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.”

freight noun US /freɪt/

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading “It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.”

salvation noun US /sælˈveɪʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading “It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.”

Solomon proper noun US /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading “But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.”

Souls noun US /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.”

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.”

Tomorrow noun US /təˈmɑːroʊ/

the day after today

From this reading “Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.”

Wisdom noun US /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading “But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.”

RETURN HOME verb + noun

In this reading “NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.”

own life verb + noun

In this reading “NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.”

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From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

26

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From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/

consider or hold as true

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

Christine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

enemiesnounUS /ˈenəmiz/

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

freightnounUS /freɪt/

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

LovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

NEIL'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

salvationnounUS /sælˈveɪʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

SoulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

sparest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

Tobitnoun

an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

TomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/

the day after today

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Tomorrow is always another day, always a new day, and as long as we live, always our day.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Christine awoke in the morning, she awoke all at once.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will bring us our little freight of good or evil, and we must accept it, our salvation being that we have the power of turning the evil into good, by the manner in which we accept it.

WisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

xinounUS /ʃiː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading But Thou sparest all, for they are Thine, O Lord, Thou Lover of Souls.--Wisdom of Solomon, xi, 26.

xiinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading NEIL'S RETURN HOME They that sin, are enemies to their own life.--Tobit, xii, 10.

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