Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Jerusalem Sinner Saved
The Jerusalem Sinner Saved

Chapter VI

Cover illustration for The Jerusalem Sinner Saved
Context Illustration Reading 1/31 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
_Object_.
But I have a heart as hard as a rock.
_Answ_.
Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.
_Object_.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Jerusalem Sinner Saved

Chapter VI

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Object_.
Line 2
But I have a heart as hard as a rock.
Line 3
_Answ_.
Line 4
Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.
Line 5
_Object_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But I have a heart as hard as a rock.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.”

All words in this reading · 17

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

Answ

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

From this reading _Answ_.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

bigger

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

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

hard

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

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

heart

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

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

Object

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

From this reading _Object_.

prove

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

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

rock

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

From this reading But I have a heart as hard as a rock.

sinner

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

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.

Well

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

From this reading Well, but this doth but prove thee a bigger sinner.