Chapter 6 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Istar smiled. "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation. I came from space. Into it, in time, I shall return again. My mission I have told you.
Chapter 6 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “"Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.”
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
From this reading “"Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.”
the human act of creating
From this reading “"Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “"Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.”
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 “"Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “My mission I have told you.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Istar smiled.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “I came from space.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I came from space.”
In this reading “Into it, in time, I shall return again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came from space.
the human act of creating
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I came from space.
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 "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My mission I have told you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Istar smiled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading My mission I have told you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mission I have told you.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Neither angel nor fiend am I, Beltishazzar, but archetype of God's creation.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Istar smiled.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading I came from space.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Into it, in time, I shall return again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My mission I have told you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My mission I have told you.
Chapter 6 of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 421 sentences of Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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