Chapter 9 of George Eliot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of George Eliot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.' "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth. I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul. Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God. I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
Chapter 9 of George Eliot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “"'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.”
an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.”
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.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
In this reading “I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.”
In this reading “I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.”
In this reading “I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.”
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 Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
(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 "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
for the reason that
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
an ordered reference standard
From this reading Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading Earth was a scale to heaven, and all I tasted was God.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I seemed myself to live between heaven and earth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not in heaven because of my body, nor upon earth because of my soul.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I could pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.
Chapter 9 of George Eliot by George Willis Cooke holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 401 sentences of George Eliot, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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