Chapter 6 of Faith and Unfaith: A Novel is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Faith and Unfaith: A Novel is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY. A little room, scantily but neatly furnished. A low bed. A dying man. A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
Chapter 6 of Faith and Unfaith: A Novel is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.”
with neatness
From this reading “A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.”
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
in a skimpy manner
From this reading “A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.”
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
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 “A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.”
In this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
In this reading “A dying man.”
In this reading “A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A low bed.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
an old form of “does”
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading A dying man.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
a young female
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A low bed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A dying man.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
with neatness
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
not any; not one
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
in a skimpy manner
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
with low volume
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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