Chapter 4 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said. "But she isn't. I suppose she felt she couldn't face it. So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation." "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
Chapter 4 of The Dweller on the Threshold is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading “So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."”
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she isn't.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose she felt she couldn't face it.
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I suppose she felt she couldn't face it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I suppose she felt she couldn't face it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she isn't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose she felt she couldn't face it.
immediately past
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose she felt she couldn't face it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
at the time that
From this reading "The church was crammed to the doors last Sunday week when he preached," observed Malling.
which person or people
From this reading So many of his congregation are here, or so many who were in his congregation."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought she would have been here to-night," Mrs. Armitage said.
Chapter 4 of The Dweller on the Threshold by Robert Hichens holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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