Chapter 38 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.” --Chaucer. “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.” --Bishop Phillips Brooks. The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
Chapter 38 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “--Bishop Phillips Brooks.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “--Bishop Phillips Brooks.”
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “--Chaucer.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading ““Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.””
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.””
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.
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the tower of a church
In this reading “The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.”
In this reading “The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading --Bishop Phillips Brooks.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading --Bishop Phillips Brooks.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading --Chaucer.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
dearly loved
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
possessive form of “god” — 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 “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Bishop Phillips Brooks.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
a special situation
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The little room in the church tower had become curiously dear to Gabriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trouthe is the heighest thing that men may kepe.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Truth is God’s child, and the fortunes of truth are God’s care as well as ours.”
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