Chapter 20 of The Christian: A Story is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Christian: A Story is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“His letter was touching in its artful simplicity. It was intended to ask me to apply for his living. But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me. Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself. The time is not ripe to advise you.
Chapter 20 of The Christian: A Story is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give advice to
From this reading “The time is not ripe to advise you.”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.”
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading ““His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.”
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading “The time is not ripe to advise you.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading ““His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.”
arousing affect
From this reading ““His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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give advice to
From this reading The time is not ripe to advise you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
at any time
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
engage in
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The time is not ripe to advise you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading The time is not ripe to advise you.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But my duty is here, and London must make the best of me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time is not ripe to advise you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was intended to ask me to apply for his living.
arousing affect
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “His letter was touching in its artful simplicity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The time is not ripe to advise you.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Yet more than ever now I feel my responsibility with regard to yourself.
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