Chapter 10 of The Enchanted Canyon is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Enchanted Canyon is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean? Does God? Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil? God is mercilessly just, is He not? Else why disease and grief in the world?
Chapter 10 of The Enchanted Canyon is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “Else why disease and grief in the world?”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Else why disease and grief in the world?”
without pity; in a merciless manner
From this reading “God is mercilessly just, is He not?”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does God?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
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 Does God?
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading God is mercilessly just, is He not?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God is mercilessly just, is He not?
and nothing more
From this reading God is mercilessly just, is He not?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
without pity; in a merciless manner
From this reading God is mercilessly just, is He not?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
which person or people
From this reading THE PERFECT ADVENTURE "Who cares whether or not my hands are clean?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Else why disease and grief in the world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wouldn't God expect me to punish evil?
Chapter 10 of The Enchanted Canyon by Honoré Morrow holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 10 holds 472 sentences of The Enchanted Canyon, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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