Chapter 17 of Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEART TRIALS. "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge. There is no going back." "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward. I have only made the first step yet."
Chapter 17 of Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
toward home
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
the light of the stars
From this reading “"Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “HEART TRIALS.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There is no going back."
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have only made the first step yet."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
the act of departing
From this reading There is no going back."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HEART TRIALS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
toward home
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no going back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have only made the first step yet."
the light of the Moon
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no going back."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
and nothing more
From this reading I have only made the first step yet."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
the light of the stars
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I have only made the first step yet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no going back."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading HEART TRIALS.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I hope not, Zenas," she replied, "but I feel very much the need of going forward.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have only made the first step yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Kate," said Zenas, as he and his sister rode homeward through the solemn moonlight and starlight, "You have burned your boats and broken down the bridge.
Chapter 17 of Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher by W. H. (William Henry) Withrow holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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