Chapter 40 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 3437 sentences across 688 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 3437 sentences across 688 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, _May_ 16 [1713]. I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday. Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully. I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved. I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
Chapter 40 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 3437 sentences across 688 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.”
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 “Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.”
properly deserved
From this reading “I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.”
the power to use something or someone
From this reading “I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.”
plural of “living” — the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.”
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From this reading LONDON, _May_ 16 [1713].
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From this reading LONDON, _May_ 16 [1713].
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From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
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 Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
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From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
properly deserved
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
the power to use something or someone
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
go away from a place
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
plural of “living” — the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, _May_ 16 [1713].
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading LONDON, _May_ 16 [1713].
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
not any; not one
From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
above and across; more than
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
express in words
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot say so bad of it as he deserved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
in an ungrateful manner
From this reading Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
precisely as stated
From this reading Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I begged at the same post his warrant and mine went over, that he would leave those livings to my disposal.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your new Bishop acts very ungratefully.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I HAD yours, No. 40, yesterday.
Chapter 40 of The Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift holds 3437 sentences, grouped into 688 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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