Chapter 1 of "Jesus Says So" is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of "Jesus Says So" is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"JESUS SAYS SO." MASS. SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill. "JESUS SAYS SO." FROM THE LONDON EDITION.
Chapter 1 of "Jesus Says So" is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
From this reading “SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “FROM THE LONDON EDITION.”
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 “"JESUS SAYS SO."”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “FROM THE LONDON EDITION.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “MASS.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.”
an educational institution
From this reading “SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.”
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From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading FROM THE LONDON EDITION.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE LONDON EDITION.
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 "JESUS SAYS SO."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading FROM THE LONDON EDITION.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading MASS.
not any; not one
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "JESUS SAYS SO."
an educational institution
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "JESUS SAYS SO."
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY, Depository, No. 13 Cornhill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE LONDON EDITION.
Chapter 1 of "Jesus Says So" by Unknown holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 125 sentences of "Jesus Says So", unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of "Jesus Says So" by Unknown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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