Chapter 4 of Christ's Journal is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Christ's Journal is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene. She was sobbing, crying. I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over. “Dearest...” Mary and Martha appeared.
Chapter 4 of Christ's Journal is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “She was sobbing, crying.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Dearest...””
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “She was sobbing, crying.”
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.
In this reading “Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mary and Martha appeared.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
demanding attention
From this reading She was sobbing, crying.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dearest...”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary and Martha appeared.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
above and across; more than
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
a course of conduct
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
cut with a saw
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sobbing, crying.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading She was sobbing, crying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Following a path across flowering fields I picked flowers; then, across the field, I saw Mary Magdalene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I called her and she ran to me, saying “Rabboni” over and over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sobbing, crying.
Chapter 4 of Christ's Journal by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 4 holds 434 sentences of Christ's Journal, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Christ's Journal by Paul Alexander Bartlett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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