Chapter 9 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION. 1. The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway. 2. The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
Chapter 9 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving an advantage
From this reading “The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.”
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.””
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
From this reading “The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION.”
possessive form of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.””
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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 The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
giving an advantage
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading THE TOWER OF TEMPTATION.
possessive form of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The triumphant flight of Mrs. Discouraged from the tower’s top to a place on the King’s Highway called “Victory by Faith.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The tower affords the most advantageous view of the world and a most discouraging view of the King’s Highway.
Chapter 9 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 9 holds 104 sentences of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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