Chapter 10 of Men Called Him Master is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Men Called Him Master is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Unclean! We are unclean!" they called. The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry. "Master, have mercy upon us." They were indeed a pitiable sight.
Chapter 10 of Men Called Him Master is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading “The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.”
every person
From this reading “The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “"Master, have mercy upon us."”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “They were indeed a pitiable sight.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “"Unclean!”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were indeed a pitiable sight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are unclean!" they called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We are unclean!" they called.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
every person
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Master, have mercy upon us."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading They were indeed a pitiable sight.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Master, have mercy upon us."
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "Master, have mercy upon us."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading They were indeed a pitiable sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They were indeed a pitiable sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We are unclean!" they called.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "Unclean!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Master, have mercy upon us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Master, have mercy upon us."
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are unclean!" they called.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were indeed a pitiable sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The law compelled them to warn everyone of their disease with this cry.
Chapter 10 of Men Called Him Master by Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen) Smith holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of Men Called Him Master, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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