Chapter 6 of Peradventure is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Peradventure is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv. Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii. There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it. Where does he show himself? What does he save?
Chapter 6 of Peradventure is here in full — 624 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.”
the state or fact of existing
From this reading “There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.”
possessive form of “god” — 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 “There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.”
attach to a support
From this reading “MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “What does he save?”
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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 MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does he show himself?
the state or fact of existing
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
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 MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
possessive form of “god” — 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 There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where does he show himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Where does he show himself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
attach to a support
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
except for; apart from
From this reading What does he save?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Where does he show himself?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does he save?
in or at the place that
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
being five more than forty
From this reading MOUNT CARMEL Thou art a God that hidest Thyself.--ISA. xlv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading Then Job answered and said: "Oh that I knew where I might find Him."--JOB xxiii.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is no proof of God's existence, and you must first of all believe in it if you want to prove it.
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