Chapter 5 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
V. APRIL 6. I have taken it at last. I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself. My class is perfectly delightful.
Chapter 5 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “APRIL 6.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “My class is perfectly delightful.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “My class is perfectly delightful.”
held dear
From this reading “I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “My class is perfectly delightful.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.”
except if; if not
From this reading “I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.”
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From this reading APRIL 6.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading APRIL 6.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have taken it at last.
for the reason that
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading My class is perfectly delightful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading My class is perfectly delightful.
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 I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have taken it at last.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have taken it at last.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My class is perfectly delightful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have taken it at last.
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 I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
immediately past
From this reading I have taken it at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
held dear
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My class is perfectly delightful.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading My class is perfectly delightful.
carry out
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I have taken it at last.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
except if; if not
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not take one before, because I knew I could not teach little children how to love God, unless I loved Him myself.
Chapter 5 of Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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