Chapter 11 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make. Wherefore so? And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.” —GEORGE MACDONALD. THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
Chapter 11 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading ““My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.”
make reference to
From this reading ““My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.”
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
From this reading ““My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading ““My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.”
possessive form of “religion” — a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.””
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Wherefore so?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading —GEORGE MACDONALD.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —GEORGE MACDONALD.
engage in
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
make reference to
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
not one, and not any
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
possessive form of “religion” — a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wherefore so?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE morning brought counsel to Muriel.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore so?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “My Faith?— Which Religion I profess?— None of which I mention make.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And can’t you guess?— For Religion’s sake.”
Chapter 11 of Life, the Interpreter by Phyllis Bottome holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 11 holds 78 sentences of Life, the Interpreter, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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