Chapter 19 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cunningham sat down. "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak. You'll never get my hide. How will you go about it? Stop a moment and mull it over.
Chapter 19 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading “Cunningham sat down.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “"The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “You'll never get my hide.”
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Stop a moment and mull it over.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “"The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop a moment and mull it over.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.”
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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 Stop a moment and mull it over.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How will you go about it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stop a moment and mull it over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading Cunningham sat down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cunningham sat down.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'll never get my hide.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How will you go about it?
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading You'll never get my hide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How will you go about it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How will you go about it?
a particular point in time
From this reading Stop a moment and mull it over.
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Stop a moment and mull it over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You'll never get my hide.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You'll never get my hide.
above and across; more than
From this reading Stop a moment and mull it over.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Cunningham sat down.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop a moment and mull it over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How will you go about it?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "The spirit is willing, Cleigh, but the flesh is weak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How will you go about it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll never get my hide.
Chapter 19 of The Pagan Madonna by Harold MacGrath holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 19 holds 196 sentences of The Pagan Madonna, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Pagan Madonna by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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