Chapter 5 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUDITH. Have you forgotten even that you are a minister? ANDERSON. Minister be—faugh! My hat: where’s my hat?
Chapter 5 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “ANDERSON.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “My hat: where’s my hat?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “JUDITH.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?”
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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 Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading ANDERSON.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Minister be—faugh!
divisible by two
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minister be—faugh!
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading My hat: where’s my hat?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading JUDITH.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hat: where’s my hat?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My hat: where’s my hat?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you forgotten even that you are a minister?
Chapter 5 of The Devil's Disciple by Bernard Shaw holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 454 sentences of The Devil's Disciple, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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