Chapter 25 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH. 1. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light. 2. They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
Chapter 25 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading “They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 2.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
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From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
and nothing more
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
a course of conduct
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
in or at the place that
From this reading They drift into the deepening shadows where the path could be traveled only one way.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member getting farther from the light.
Chapter 25 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 25 holds 82 sentences of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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