Chapter 1 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend? Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters? Why be visited by him at your own? Are these things material to our covenant? Leave this touching and clawing.
Chapter 1 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “claw” — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
From this reading “Leave this touching and clawing.”
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
From this reading “Are these things material to our covenant?”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “Are these things material to our covenant?”
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading “Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?”
arousing affect
From this reading “Leave this touching and clawing.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Why be visited by him at your own?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
-ing form of “claw” — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
From this reading Leave this touching and clawing.
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
go away from a place
From this reading Leave this touching and clawing.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Are these things material to our covenant?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Leave this touching and clawing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why go to his house, or know his mother and brother and sisters?
arousing affect
From this reading Leave this touching and clawing.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Why be visited by him at your own?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why insist on rash personal relations with your friend?
Chapter 1 of Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 1 holds 170 sentences of Herb of Grace, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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