Chapter 26 of The Deemster is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Deemster is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house. At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up. "Ah, is it you, Thorkell? Then you have come at last! I had given you up.
Chapter 26 of The Deemster is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.”
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.”
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.”
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
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In this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
In this reading “BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.”
In this reading “At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.”
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From this reading "Ah, is it you, Thorkell?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then you have come at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
a movement into or inward
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I had given you up.
destroyed or killed
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then you have come at last!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had given you up.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, is it you, Thorkell?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, is it you, Thorkell?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
immediately past
From this reading Then you have come at last!
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you have come at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, is it you, Thorkell?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At sight of his brother his bewildered mind made some feeble efforts to brace itself up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
at the time that
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
which person or people
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BY BISHOP'S LAW OR DEEMSTER'S The Bishop had gone into the hall for his cloak and hat when he came face to face with the Deemster, who was entering the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, is it you, Thorkell?
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