Chapter 35 of Put Yourself in His Place is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Put Yourself in His Place is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me. No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael. As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.” “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.” “They might.
Chapter 35 of Put Yourself in His Place is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.””
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading ““Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.”
cut into pieces
From this reading ““Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““And those would ripen into love if once you were married.””
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.””
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading ““And those would ripen into love if once you were married.””
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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 As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
(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 As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
cut into pieces
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
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From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
held dear
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They might.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
not any; not one
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
on one occasion
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
express in words
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No, mother; I dare say if I had never seen Grace I should have loved Jael.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As it is, I have a great affection and respect for her, but that is all.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They might.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And those would ripen into love if once you were married.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Better for me if I had; then I could chop and change from one to another as you would have me.
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