Chapter 7 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bishop. Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family! Con. The family, my lord, would gain a saint. Bishop.
Chapter 7 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Bishop.”
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “Con.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!”
obtain
From this reading “The family, my lord, would gain a saint.”
before any deductions
From this reading “Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “The family, my lord, would gain a saint.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “The family, my lord, would gain a saint.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
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 Bishop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading Con.
a social unit living together
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
obtain
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
before any deductions
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
Chapter 7 of The Saint's Tragedy by Charles Kingsley holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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