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God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story
God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
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God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.
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Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.
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In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!
/ɪn ˈevəri ˈsentəmənt ɪn ˈevəri θɔːt ɪn ˈevəri hoʊp ɪn ˈevəri ˈækʃən let ʌs faɪnd ðə soʊl ənd ˈnevər let ɪt ɡoʊ/
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For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.
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It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.
/ɪt ʃæl ˈprɑːfət ʌs ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː biː ˈfeɪməs ˈwɪti ˈwelθi ɔːr ədˈmaɪərd ɪf wiː ɑːr mɪr stʌft ˈfɪɡjərz ʌv kleɪ wɪˈθaʊt ðə breθ ʌv ɡɑːd æz ˈaʊər ˌænəˈmeɪtɪŋɡ laɪf ˈprɪnsəpəl/

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animating adjective US /ˌænəˈmeɪtɪŋɡ/

giving spirit and vivacity

From this reading “It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.”

decay noun US /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading “Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.”

elevating verb US /ˈeləveɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

From this reading “Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.”

honourably adverb US /ˈɑːnərəbli/

with honor

From this reading “For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.”

purest adjective US /ˈpjʊrəst/

superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading “Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.”

stuffed adjective US /stʌft/

filled with something

From this reading “It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.”

wealthy adjective US /ˈwelθi/

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading “It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.”

witty adjective US /ˈwɪti/

combining clever conception and facetious expression

From this reading “It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.”

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accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/

regarded with admiration

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

animatingadjectiveUS /ˌænəˈmeɪtɪŋɡ/

giving spirit and vivacity

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

BodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

claynounUS /kleɪ/

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/

the dead body of a human being

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

deednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

dust-like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

elevatingverbUS /ˈeləveɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “elevate” — give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

figuresnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərz/

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

honourablyadverbUS /ˈɑːnərəbli/

with honor

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

LossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

principlenounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

purestadjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrəst/

superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

sentimentnounUS /ˈsentəmənt/

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

SoulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

straightly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

stuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/

filled with something

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

tasknounUS /tæsk/

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In every sentiment, in every thought, in every hope, in every action, let us find the 'Soul,' and never let it go!

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Loss of the 'Soul' in love, means that love then becomes the mere corpse of itself, and must needs decay with all other such dust-like things.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

wittyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪti/

combining clever conception and facetious expression

From this reading It shall profit us nothing to be famous, witty, wealthy, or admired, if we are mere stuffed figures of clay without the 'breath of God' as our animating life principle.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading For without it, no great deed can be done, no worthy task accomplished, no life lived honourably and straightly in the sight of God.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Again he paused--then went on--"Yes--for even in love, that purest and most elevating of human emotions, the Soul must have its way rather than the Body.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #4653, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1934 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Treasure
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Heaven
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Thelma
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