Chapter 7 of Elmer Gantry is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Elmer Gantry is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph. D., LL. D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice. His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels. His eyebrows were heavy.
Chapter 7 of Elmer Gantry is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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official routes of communication
From this reading “His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
a person responsible for the administration of a business
From this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
past form of “gouge” — force with the thumb
From this reading “His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.”
a private place of education for the young
From this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
of or relating to or concerning theology
From this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
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the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
In this reading “D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.”
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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 D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
official routes of communication
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
a person who is in charge
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
a person responsible for the administration of a business
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading His eyebrows were heavy.
past form of “gouge” — force with the thumb
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
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From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading His eyebrows were heavy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D., LL.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
a private place of education for the young
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
of or relating to or concerning theology
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I THE Reverend Jacob Trosper, D. D., Ph.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His cheeks were gouged with two deep channels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading D., dean and chief executive of Mizpah Theological Seminary, and Professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics, was a hard-faced active man with a large active voice.
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