Chapter 6 of The martyr of the catacombs is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The martyr of the catacombs is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES. "These all died in faith." The new convert soon learned more of the Christians. After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived. Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
Chapter 6 of The martyr of the catacombs is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.”
plural of “catacomb” — an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
From this reading “Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.”
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading “The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.”
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.”
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.”
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.”
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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 After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
later than; following
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
(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 "These all died in faith."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
of short duration or distance
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
plural of “catacomb” — an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "These all died in faith."
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "These all died in faith."
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
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From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "These all died in faith."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
in the near future
From this reading The new convert soon learned more of the Christians.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These all died in faith."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
in or at the place that
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
which person or people
From this reading After a brief repose he rose and was joined by Honorius, who offered to show him the nature of the place where they lived.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs.
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
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