Chapter 9 of It May Be True, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of It May Be True, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOING AWAY. "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake." YOUNG. "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise." BACON.
Chapter 9 of It May Be True, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “BACON.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
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 “"Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."”
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.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading GOING AWAY.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading BACON.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
the lower side of anything
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
the act of departing
From this reading GOING AWAY.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
estrangement from god
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Our faults are at the bottom of our pains; Error in acts, or judgment, is the source Of endless sighs; we sin, or we mistake."
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "It is not granted to man to love and to be wise."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG.
Chapter 9 of It May Be True, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 9 holds 190 sentences of It May Be True, Vol. 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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