Chapter 32 of Laicus is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of Laicus is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
God said, "Let there be Light." FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's. Fortunately we found him at home. Briefly I told him of my visit. "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
Chapter 32 of Laicus is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “Briefly I told him of my visit.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “"What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"”
without deviation
From this reading “FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.”
by good fortune
From this reading “Fortunately we found him at home.”
possessive form of “gear” — a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “"What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “"What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading God said, "Let there be Light."
for a short time
From this reading Briefly I told him of my visit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
without deviation
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
set up or found
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
possessive form of “gear” — a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
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 God said, "Let there be Light."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
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From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading God said, "Let there be Light."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading God said, "Let there be Light."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
a form of address for a man
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Briefly I told him of my visit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Briefly I told him of my visit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading God said, "Let there be Light."
except for; apart from
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading God said, "Let there be Light."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM Mr. Gear's Jennie and I drove directly to Maurice Mapleson's.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Briefly I told him of my visit.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Briefly I told him of my visit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fortunately we found him at home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can we do," I said at the close, "to save this man from the despair of utter skepticism?"
Chapter 32 of Laicus by Lyman Abbott holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 32 holds 219 sentences of Laicus, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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