Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09
Context Illustration Reading 1/69 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.
THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?
No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.
Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.
At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.
/ənd ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈevəri wʌn wen eɪdʒ dɪˈziːz ɔːr ˈsɑːroʊz straɪk hɪm ˌɪnˈklaɪnz tuː θɪŋk ðer ɪz ə ɡɑːd ɔːr ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈveri laɪk hɪm/
Line 2
THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?
Line 3
No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.
/noʊ ˈɡreɪvən ˈɪmədʒəz meɪ biː ˈwɜːrʃɪpt seɪv ɪn ðə ˈkɜːrənsi/
Line 4
Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.
/swer nɑːt æt ɔːl sɪns fɔːr ðaɪ kɜːrs ðaɪn ˈenəmi ɪz nʌn ðə wɜːrs/
Line 5
At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.
/æt tʃɜːrtʃ ɑːn ˈsʌndeɪ tuː əˈtend wɪl sɜːrv tuː kiːp ðə wɜːrld ðaɪ frend ˈɑːnər ðaɪ ˈperənts ðæt ɪz ɔːl frʌm huːm ədˈvænsmənt meɪ bɪˈfɔːl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

advancement noun US /ədˈvænsmənt/

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

From this reading “At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.”

befall verb US /bɪˈfɔːl/

become of; happen to

From this reading “At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.”

currency noun US /ˈkɜːrənsi/

the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

From this reading “No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.”

graven adjective US /ˈɡreɪvən/

cut into a desired shape

From this reading “No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.”

images noun US /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading “No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.”

Inclines noun US /ˌɪnˈklaɪnz/

plural of “incline” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading “And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.”

sorrows noun US /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading “And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.”

Worshiped verb US /ˈwɜːrʃɪpt/

past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading “No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

graven images adjective + noun counted as “graven image”

a material effigy that is worshipped

In this reading “No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.”

at the expense preposition + article + noun counted as “at … expense”

In this reading “THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?”

All words in this reading · 70

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

attendverbUS /əˈtend/

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

befallverbUS /bɪˈfɔːl/

become of; happen to

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

currencynounUS /ˈkɜːrənsi/

the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

cursenounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

DECALOGUEnoun

the biblical commandments of Moses

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

DiseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

gravenadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪvən/

cut into a desired shape

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

HonornounUS /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

InclinesnounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnz/

plural of “incline” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

LATESTadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

parentsnounUS /ˈperənts/

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

serveverbUS /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

strikeverbUS /straɪk/

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

SwearverbUS /swer/

utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And almost every one when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him,-- Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honor thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall.

worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading Swear not at all; since for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse.

WorshipedverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃɪpt/

past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading No graven images may be Worshiped, save in the currency.

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE LATEST DECALOGUE Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?

Chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 by Charles Dudley [Editor] Warner holds 345 sentences, grouped into 69 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.

What does chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 contain?

Chapter 15 holds 345 sentences of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 by Charles Dudley [Editor] Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 345 sentences, grouped into 69 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.

How do I study chapter 15 of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09?

Work through the 69 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 69 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09

Common questions about reading Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 by Charles Dudley [Editor] Warner on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09?

Yes. All 6338 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34224 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34224, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 take to read?

About 528 minutes of reading across 1268 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 section by section

How to work through Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 17 chapters of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09

Words and structures a reader meets early in Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Crawford
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Professor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hebrew
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Harvard
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.