Chapter 17 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Samuel went home walking upon air. He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie. And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way! Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life. And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
Chapter 17 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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located inward
From this reading “And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!”
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading “Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.”
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
From this reading “And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!”
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.”
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading “Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.”
-ing form of “reform” — make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
From this reading “And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “Samuel went home walking upon air.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.”
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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 He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
(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 Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
set up or found
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
located inward
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
-ing form of “reform” — make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had found a place for himself and a place for Sophie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And fortunate was Samuel to be so close to the inner life of things!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truly, the church was a great institution--the solution of all the puzzles and problems of life.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And he had got the reforming of Bertie Lockman under way!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Samuel went home walking upon air.
Chapter 17 of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 17 holds 168 sentences of Samuel the Seeker, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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