Chapter 24 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST WARNING. 1. Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.” 2. The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
Chapter 24 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.”
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading “Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.””
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading “Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.””
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.””
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
free from harm or evil
From this reading “The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.”
moral weakness
From this reading “Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.””
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 2.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
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From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST WARNING.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST WARNING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
moral weakness
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE LAST WARNING.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Miss Church-Member is now induced to frequent the haunts of vice in the “Wicked Valley.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The blessed work of Warning as given by rescue bands from the King’s Highway.
Chapter 24 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 24 holds 136 sentences of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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