Chapter 2 of I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east. There light dawns. All lights come from out of the east. And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter. There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
Chapter 2 of I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.”
plural of “dawn” — the first light of day
From this reading “There light dawns.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “All lights come from out of the east.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.”
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.
(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 All lights come from out of the east.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All lights come from out of the east.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
plural of “dawn” — the first light of day
From this reading There light dawns.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All lights come from out of the east.
in a willing manner
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There light dawns.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading All lights come from out of the east.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
the force of workers available
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All lights come from out of the east.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All lights come from out of the east.
one of four equal parts
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There light dawns.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the races of men are said to have come hither from that quarter.
in the direction of
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
at the time that
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When darkness covers the world men look gladly towards the east.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading There is an ancient book, in which is written the beginning of things and of men.
Chapter 2 of I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Peter Rosegger holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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