Chapter 38 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRAYER OF MR. WRIFORD I Look where she lies. Never to wake? Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die? Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
Chapter 38 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?”
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 “Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “WRIFORD I Look where she lies.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “PRAYER OF MR.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Never to wake?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
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 Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
a form of address for a man
From this reading PRAYER OF MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never to wake?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRAYER OF MR.
and nothing more
From this reading Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading PRAYER OF MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Surely she but reposes, smiling, smiling there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never to wake?
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Unconscious, and only, under God, to wake to die?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Never to wake?
in or at the place that
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WRIFORD I Look where she lies.
Chapter 38 of The Clean Heart by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
Chapter 38 holds 210 sentences of The Clean Heart, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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