Chapter 5 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE ABODE OF KINGS. "Hast thou a torch?" "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here. Pah! I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
Chapter 5 of Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “I cannot abide the odor of mummies."”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Hast thou a torch?"”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.”
plural of “mummy” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I cannot abide the odor of mummies."”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “"Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.”
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “I cannot abide the odor of mummies."”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “"Hast thou a torch?"”
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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 "Hast thou a torch?"
dwell
From this reading I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Hast thou a torch?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.
plural of “mummy” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading I cannot abide the odor of mummies."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pah!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ABODE OF KINGS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay, but it is impossible that they be here.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Hast thou a torch?"
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading "Hast thou a torch?"
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