Chapter 1 of Profiles is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Profiles is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything! Here again was a revelation. Why not? And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus! Yet He knew.
Chapter 1 of Profiles is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading “And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!”
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “Here again was a revelation.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!”
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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 Here again was a revelation.
anew
From this reading Here again was a revelation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
any thing at all
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet He knew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here again was a revelation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
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 Yet He knew.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
above and across; more than
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
a future prospect or potential
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Here again was a revelation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And if not Dr. Falconer, surely not the Lord Jesus!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here again was a revelation.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt her face grow hot over the possibility; she would not have him know it for anything!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet He knew.
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