Chapter 8 of Queen Mary is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Queen Mary is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLE. Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die. Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors? PROTESTANT _murmurs_. Ay, tell us that.
Chapter 8 of Queen Mary is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.”
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading “Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?”
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading “COLE.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?”
serving to promote your interest
From this reading “Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.”
plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading “PROTESTANT _murmurs_.”
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
From this reading “Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?”
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(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 Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
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From this reading Ay, tell us that.
see with attention
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading COLE.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
serving to promote your interest
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading PROTESTANT _murmurs_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading PROTESTANT _murmurs_.
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
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From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
express in words
From this reading Ay, tell us that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, tell us that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Yet wherefore should he die that hath return'd To the one Catholic Universal Church, Repentant of his errors?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
but in spite of that
From this reading Behold him, brethren: he hath cause to weep!-- So have we all: weep with him if ye will, Yet-- It is expedient for one man to die, Yea, for the people, lest the people die.
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