Chapter 22 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ananias. I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly. Tribulation. You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit. You did ill to upbraid him.
Chapter 22 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.”
an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
From this reading “I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.”
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading “Tribulation.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.”
express criticism towards
From this reading “You did ill to upbraid him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)
From this reading Ananias.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You did ill to upbraid him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You did ill to upbraid him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading You did ill to upbraid him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You did ill to upbraid him.
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading Tribulation.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I do not like the man: He is a heathen, And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
express criticism towards
From this reading You did ill to upbraid him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must await his calling, and the coming Of the good spirit.
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