Chapter 2 of Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation. It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile. His was a bitter stem. We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary. But enough.
Chapter 2 of Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.”
an exemption from some rule or obligation
From this reading “THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.”
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading “It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.”
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “His was a bitter stem.”
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading “THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.”
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 “We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.”
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
In this reading “It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 His was a bitter stem.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
for a short time
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading His was a bitter stem.
cause to be bored
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But enough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
an exemption from some rule or obligation
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But enough.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was a bitter stem.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading His was a bitter stem.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
up to a particular time
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading THE LORD GOD Truce to that dispensation.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We bore with it awhile, Too long, till We grew weary.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was an old world hope, made void by Jacob's guile.
Chapter 2 of Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 425 sentences of Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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