Chapter 9 of The eternal masculine is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The eternal masculine is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness. “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said. “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.” A flame leaped into the boy’s look. “Bishop—oh, bishop!”
Chapter 9 of The eternal masculine is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ““Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.”
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 ““Bishop—oh, bishop!””
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “A flame leaped into the boy’s look.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.””
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A flame leaped into the boy’s look.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.”
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In this reading “A flame leaped into the boy’s look.”
In this reading “Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.”
In this reading “Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
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 “Bishop—oh, bishop!”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A flame leaped into the boy’s look.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A flame leaped into the boy’s look.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A flame leaped into the boy’s look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A flame leaped into the boy’s look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A flame leaped into the boy’s look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Bishop—oh, bishop!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Over the face of the old clergyman, as he watched, came a deep sadness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Perhaps—I’m afraid—it’s asking too much of you,” he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want you, in your father’s name, to forgive me.”
Chapter 9 of The eternal masculine by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 402 sentences of The eternal masculine, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The eternal masculine by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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