Chapter 2 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUILT. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.' * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more. --ST.
Chapter 2 of Isabella Orsini is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'”
express strong disapproval of
From this reading “* * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “GUILT.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'”
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In this reading “But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
put or send forth
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
express strong disapproval of
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
without stop or interruption
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading GUILT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
held up in the air
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
not any; not one
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
estrangement from god
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
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From this reading --ST.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading * * * * And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
an old word for “to”
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
at the time that
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them: 'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.'
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