Chapter 5 of Ingersollia is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ingersollia is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
222. Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy. He was tried. Calvin was his accuser. He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
Chapter 5 of Ingersollia is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who imputes guilt or blame
From this reading “Calvin was his accuser.”
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading “Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.”
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading “Calvin was his accuser.”
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading “He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.”
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.”
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.”
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading “Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.”
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From this reading 222.
someone who imputes guilt or blame
From this reading Calvin was his accuser.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
the act of burning something
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading Calvin was his accuser.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He was convicted and condemned to death by fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Calvin was his accuser.
a person who makes things
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burning Servetus The maker of the Presbyterian creed caused the fugitive Servetus to be arrested for blasphemy.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He was tried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tried.
Chapter 5 of Ingersollia by Robert Green Ingersoll holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Ingersollia, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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