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Mary Olivier: a Life

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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So this was the truth about God.
In spite of the queer words it was very simple.
Much simpler than the Trinity.
God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.
He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.
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Mary Olivier: a Life

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So this was the truth about God.
/soʊ ðɪs wɑːz ðə truːθ əˈbaʊt ɡɑːd/
Line 2
In spite of the queer words it was very simple.
/ɪn spaɪt ʌv ðə kwɪr wɜːrdz ɪt wɑːz ˈveri ˈsɪmpəl/
Line 3
Much simpler than the Trinity.
/mʌtʃ ˈsɪmpələr ðæn ðə ˈtrɪnəti/
Line 4
God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.
/ɡɑːd wɑːz nɑːt θriː ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl ˈpɜːrsənz roʊld ˈɪntuː wʌn nɑːt ˈdʒiːzəs nɑːt dʒəˈhoʊvə nɑːt ðə ˈfɑːðər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə wɜːrld ɪn sɪks deɪz aʊt ʌv ˈnʌθɪŋ ənd ˈmʌdəlɪŋ ɪt ənd ˈkʌmɪŋ daʊn frʌm ˈhevən ˈɪntuː ɪt æz hɪz oʊn sʌn tuː meɪk ðə best ʌv ə bæd dʒɑːb/
Line 5
He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.
/hiː wɑːz wʌt juː hæd felt ənd θɔːt hɪm tuː biː æz suːn æz juː kʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt hɪm æt ɔːl/

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creating verb US /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

incomprehensible adjective US /ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl/

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

Jehovah noun US /dʒəˈhoʊvə/

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

From this reading “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

Jesus noun US /ˈdʒiːzəs/

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 “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

job noun US /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

muddling verb US /ˈmʌdəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “muddle” — make into a puddle

From this reading “God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.”

simpler adjective US /ˈsɪmpələr/

comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading “Much simpler than the Trinity.”

Trinity noun US /ˈtrɪnəti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Much simpler than the Trinity.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

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 He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

creatingverbUS /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

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 So this was the truth about God.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl/

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

JehovahnounUS /dʒəˈhoʊvə/

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

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 God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Much simpler than the Trinity.

muddlingverbUS /ˈmʌdəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “muddle” — make into a puddle

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

PersonsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/

comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Much simpler than the Trinity.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Much simpler than the Trinity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Much simpler than the Trinity.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So this was the truth about God.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading In spite of the queer words it was very simple.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading God was not three incomprehensible Persons rolled into one, not Jesus, not Jehovah, not the Father creating the world in six days out of nothing, and muddling it, and coming down from heaven into it as his own son to make the best of a bad job.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He was what you had felt and thought him to be as soon as you could think about him at all.

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