Chapter 11 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson. Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day. Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
Chapter 11 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of gathering something together
From this reading “Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.”
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading “Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading “The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.”
the condition of being a child without living parents
From this reading “Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
assets in the form of money
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
the condition of being a child without living parents
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
not often
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The pulpit of the Methodist Church was not occupied by its regular pastor, Brother Johnson.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Miss Minerva rarely missed a service in her own church.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Instead, a traveling minister, collecting funds for a church orphanage in Memphis, was the speaker for the day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday morning.
Chapter 11 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 55 sentences of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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