Chapter 7 of The Crucifixion of Philip Strong is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Crucifixion of Philip Strong is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows: "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave. Milton is not big enough to hold you alive. Take warning in time." "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
Chapter 7 of The Crucifixion of Philip Strong is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:”
plural of “funeral” — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “"PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “"PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.”
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “"PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.”
possessive form of “preacher” — someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “"PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:”
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possessing life
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
set up or found
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
plural of “funeral” — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take warning in time."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
go away from a place
From this reading "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.
the literary culture
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
arrange in a container
From this reading "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading "PREACHER: Better pack up and leave.
possessive form of “preacher” — someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
on the contrary
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
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From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
carry out
From this reading Take warning in time."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Take warning in time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "PREACHER'S WIFE: As long as you stay in Milton there is danger of two funerals.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
a message informing of danger
From this reading Take warning in time."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The anonymous letters, or rather scrawls, which Philip found by the side of his unconscious wife as he stooped to raise her up, read as follows:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Milton is not big enough to hold you alive.
Chapter 7 of The Crucifixion of Philip Strong by Charles M. Sheldon holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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