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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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{279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.
The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.
Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.
The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.
He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.
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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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{279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.
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The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.
/ðə ˈfɑːðər kriˈeɪtəd ˈnʌθɪŋ nɔːr kriˈeɪts wɪˈθaʊt ðə sʌn ɔːr wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈhoʊli ɡoʊst/
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Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.
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The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.
/ðə ˈfɑːðər wɑːz ˈevər ənd ðə sʌn wɑːz ˈevər ənd ðə ˈhoʊli ɡoʊst wɑːz ˈevər wʌn ɔːlˈmaɪti ɡɑːd/
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He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.
/hiː ɪz ðə ˈfɑːðər huː wɑːz ˈniːðər bɔːrn ʌv nɔːr kriˈeɪtəd baɪ ˈeni ˈʌðər/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Almighty noun US /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.”

born adjective US /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading “He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.”

counsel noun US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading “Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.”

created verb US /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.”

creates verb US /kriˈeɪts/

third-person singular of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.”

Ghost noun US /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading “{279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.”

Godhead noun US /ˈɡɑːdhed/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “{279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.”

Holy noun US /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading “{279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

created by verb + particle counted as “create by”

In this reading “He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.”

All words in this reading · 41

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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279

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

createsverbUS /kriˈeɪts/

third-person singular of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.

GodheadnounUS /ˈɡɑːdhed/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

Verilyadverb

in truth; certainly

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Father was ever, and the Son was ever, and the Holy Ghost was ever One Almighty God.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He is the Father, who was neither born of nor created by any other.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Nor does one of them anything without the others; but they have all one work, and one counsel, and one will.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The Father created nothing nor creates, without the Son, or without the Holy Ghost.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading {279} Verily the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, have one Godhead, and one nature, and one work.

Chapter 11 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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Chapter 11 holds 426 sentences of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

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