Chapter 23 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SATAN’S SECRET SERVICE. 1. While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught. 2. The last horrible stages of vice represented.
Chapter 23 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.”
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading “While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.”
possessive form of “satan” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.”
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “The last horrible stages of vice represented.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.”
moral weakness
From this reading “The last horrible stages of vice represented.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
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From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
provoking horror
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
immediately past
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
a form of address for a man
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
possessive form of “satan” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading SATAN’S SECRET SERVICE.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading SATAN’S SECRET SERVICE.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading SATAN’S SECRET SERVICE.
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
under the level of the ground
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
moral weakness
From this reading The last horrible stages of vice represented.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
in or at the place that
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
during the time that
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading While Miss Church-Member is convalescent, Mr. World alone visits the underground apartments where secret sins are taught.
Chapter 23 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 23 holds 107 sentences of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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