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The Missionary
The Missionary

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Missionary is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 18 of The Missionary by George Chetwynd Griffith holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

What does chapter 18 of The Missionary contain?

Chapter 18 holds 147 sentences of The Missionary, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of The Missionary by George Chetwynd Griffith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

How do I study chapter 18 of The Missionary?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Missionary?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #29743, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Missionary take to read?

About 342 minutes of reading across 822 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Missionary

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Missionary, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Angel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Missionary; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Revolution
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Missionary; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Judah
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Missionary; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Destined
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Missionary; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.
Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:
"Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."
"Through the night of doubt and sorrow."
The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.
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The Missionary

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Missionary is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.
Line 2
Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:
Line 3
"Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."
Line 4
"Through the night of doubt and sorrow."
Line 5
The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “"Through the night of doubt and sorrow."”

All words in this reading · 50

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

274

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

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

appointed

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

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

Baldwin

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From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

began

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From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

better

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From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

came

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From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

chancel

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From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

choir

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From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

communion

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From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

congregation

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From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

doubt

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From this reading "Through the night of doubt and sorrow."

end

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From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

Father

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From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

formed

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From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

front

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From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

hymn

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

Instead

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From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

night

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

From this reading "Through the night of doubt and sorrow."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

number

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

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

organ

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From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

out

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From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

pealed

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

From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

priests

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

procession

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

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

recessional

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

rose

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From this reading The organ pealed out, the congregation rose, and the hymn began.

said

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

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

service

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

sorrow

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

From this reading "Through the night of doubt and sorrow."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

There

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "Through the night of doubt and sorrow."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Father Baldwin, as the procession formed behind him, came to the front of the chancel and said:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was no communion after that service, and so the choir and priests formed for the recessional hymn.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Instead of the hymn appointed, it will be better if we end the service with number 274."