Chapter 1 of Metzerott, Shoemaker is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Metzerott, Shoemaker is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?” “Jesus Christ.” “What do you believe about him?” “What we can. We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
Chapter 1 of Metzerott, Shoemaker is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.””
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ““What do you believe about him?””
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 ““Jesus Christ.””
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.””
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading ““_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?””
highest in quality
From this reading “We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.””
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 ““Jesus Christ.””
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What do you believe about him?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
any thing at all
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “What do you believe about him?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What we can.
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 “Jesus Christ.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you believe about him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
highest in quality
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you believe about him?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
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 “Jesus Christ.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We count any belief in him—the smallest—better than any belief about him—the greatest,—or about anything else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What we can.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you believe about him?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Omne vivum ex vivo._” “What is your creed?”
Chapter 1 of Metzerott, Shoemaker by Katharine Pearson Woods holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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