Chapter 35 of St. Elmo is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of St. Elmo is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Worthy? No, no! Unworthy! most unworthy! But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted? Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
Chapter 35 of St. Elmo is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?”
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading “But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?”
deliver a sermon
From this reading “Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?”
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?”
three times
From this reading “Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “Unworthy! most unworthy!”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
in an indignant manner
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Unworthy! most unworthy!
not any; not one
From this reading No, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
deliver a sermon
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
three times
From this reading Was Peter worthy to preach the Gospel of Him, whom he had thrice indignantly denied?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Unworthy! most unworthy!
migratory
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But was Thomas worthy to tend the wandering sheep of Him, whom face to face he doubted?
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "Worthy?
Chapter 35 of St. Elmo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 35 holds 159 sentences of St. Elmo, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 of St. Elmo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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