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National Apostasy

Chapter I

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NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.
MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.
BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
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SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.
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National Apostasy

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of National Apostasy is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.
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MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.
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BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
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SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.
/sɪns ðə ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ ˈpeɪdʒəz wɜːr priˈperd fɔːr ðə pres ðə kəˈlæməti ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ʌv wɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜːr ˈrɪtən hæz ˈæktʃuːəli ˈoʊvərteɪkən ðɪs ˈpɔːrʃən ʌv ðə tʃɜːrtʃ ʌv ɡɑːd/

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advertisement noun US /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading “ADVERTISEMENT.”

anticipation noun US /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

an expectation

From this reading “SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.”

calamity noun US /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading “SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.”

judges noun US /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading “MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.”

majesty's noun US /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

mary's noun US /ˈmeriz/

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

overtaken verb US /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/

inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading “SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.”

preached verb US /priːtʃt/

past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon

From this reading “NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.”

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following pages adjective + noun counted as “following page”

In this reading “SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.”

in anticipation preposition + noun

In this reading “SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.”

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From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

1833

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From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/

in actual fact

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

ADVERTISEMENTnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading ADVERTISEMENT.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

an expectation

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

APOSTASYnoun

the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

ASSIZEnoun

the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

COLLEGEnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

CONSIDEREDadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/

carefully weighed

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

FELLOWnounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

GODnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

JUDGESnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

KEBLEnoun

English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

MAJESTY'SnounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

MARY'SnounUS /ˈmeriz/

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

NATIONALadjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

ORIELnoun

a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/

inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

OXFORDnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

POETRYnounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

PREACHEDverbUS /priːtʃt/

past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

pressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

PROFESSORnounUS /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

SERMONnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

SINCEprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

ST

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From this reading NATIONAL APOSTASY CONSIDERED IN A SERMON PREACHED IN ST.

SUNDAYnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading MARY’S, OXFORD, BEFORE HIS MAJESTY’S JUDGES OF ASSIZE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1833.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading BY JOHN KEBLE, M. A. FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, AND POETRY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading SINCE the following pages were prepared for the press, the calamity, in anticipation of which they were written, has actually overtaken this portion of the Church of GOD.

Chapter 1 of National Apostasy by John Keble holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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National
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Apostasy
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Considered
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Sermon
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