Chapter 38 of St. George and St. Michael is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of St. George and St. Michael is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE AND NO LEASING. Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise. Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other. Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze. Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
Chapter 38 of St. George and St. Michael is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separate into parts or portions
From this reading “Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.”
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading “Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.”
-ing form of “lease” — let for money
From this reading “LOVE AND NO LEASING.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.”
comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.”
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.”
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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 Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND NO LEASING.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
increase twofold
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
a long fixed look
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
-ing form of “lease” — let for money
From this reading LOVE AND NO LEASING.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE AND NO LEASING.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
not any; not one
From this reading LOVE AND NO LEASING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Their hands met, but the hand of each grasped the heart of the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
the first light of day
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes met in the flashes of a double sunrise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two honester purer souls never looked out of their windows with meeting gaze.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had there been no bodies to divide them, they would have mingled in a rapture of faith and high content.
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