Chapter 1 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why do you ask, Joseph? Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful. I never saw the world before to-day. My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it. But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
Chapter 1 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 83/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 411–415
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why do you ask, Joseph?”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?”
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “Why do you ask, Joseph?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.”
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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 But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why do you ask, Joseph?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
for the reason that
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never saw the world before to-day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you ask, Joseph?
opinion or judgment
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
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 My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw the world before to-day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Why do you ask, Joseph?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
engage in
From this reading But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw the world before to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw the world before to-day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But why should he make a beautiful world, and then destroy it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never saw the world before to-day.
precisely as stated
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My eyes were opened, and I shall be sorry if God destroys the world, for I should like to see more of it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you ask, Joseph?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Azariah replied, and Joseph answered: because the world is so very beautiful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you ask, Joseph?
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