Chapter 21 of San Salvador is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of San Salvador is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful. It is like a plank to the shipwrecked. Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night. Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how. The sense of blind obedience was restful.
Chapter 21 of San Salvador is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
From this reading “Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “The sense of blind obedience was restful.”
cover with planks
From this reading “It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “The sense of blind obedience was restful.”
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading “In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.”
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
From this reading “In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.”
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In this reading “In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.”
In this reading “Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.”
In this reading “In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.”
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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 In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
(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 Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The sense of blind obedience was restful.
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 Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
divisible by two
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.
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 Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading The sense of blind obedience was restful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
cover with planks
From this reading It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading The sense of blind obedience was restful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The sense of blind obedience was restful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is like a plank to the shipwrecked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
From this reading In a great mental upheaval, to be able to decide, even on a point of secondary importance, is helpful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
look attentively
From this reading Such to her was Iona’s resolution to go to the Basilica and watch all night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Christ had said “Come!” and she would go as near to him as she knew how.
Chapter 21 of San Salvador by Mary Agnes Tincker holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 21 holds 154 sentences of San Salvador, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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