Chapter 39 of For Faith and Freedom is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 39 of For Faith and Freedom is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFESSION. Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event. For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies. For me--what is it? But you shall hear.
Chapter 39 of For Faith and Freedom is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading “For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “THE CONFESSION.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.”
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.”
have in common
From this reading “Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.”
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 “Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.”
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
In this reading “Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.”
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From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
(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 For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you shall hear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
carefully weighed
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But you shall hear.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For me--what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For me--what is it?
immediately past
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me--what is it?
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But you shall hear.
have in common
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
a special situation
From this reading For the others--for Alice and for Robin--the thing must be considered as the crown and completion of all the mercies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For me--what is it?
produce a literary work
From this reading Now am I come to the last event of this history, and I have to write down the confession of my own share in that event.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you shall hear.
Chapter 39 of For Faith and Freedom by Walter Besant holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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