Chapter 10 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[A heretic preacher mounts a stone. Peasants gather round him.] These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine. They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions. We will hear them.
Chapter 10 of The Saint's Tragedy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “[A heretic preacher mounts a stone.”
plural of “hind” — any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading “These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.”
third-person singular of “inform” — impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.”
without law or control
From this reading “They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.”
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading “[A heretic preacher mounts a stone.”
an irritating or obnoxious person
From this reading “These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.”
(used as complement) to the utmost degree
From this reading “They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.”
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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 [A heretic preacher mounts a stone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
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From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
assemble or get together
From this reading Peasants gather round him.]
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We will hear them.
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading [A heretic preacher mounts a stone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peasants gather round him.]
plural of “hind” — any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
third-person singular of “inform” — impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
and nothing more
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
without law or control
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading [A heretic preacher mounts a stone.
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading Peasants gather round him.]
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading [A heretic preacher mounts a stone.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Peasants gather round him.]
suffering from lack of food
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading [A heretic preacher mounts a stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We will hear them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
having little acquaintance with writing
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
an irritating or obnoxious person
From this reading These are the starved unlettered hinds, forsooth, He hunted down like vermin--for a doctrine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will hear them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will hear them.
(used as complement) to the utmost degree
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading They have their rights, their wrongs; their lawless laws, Their witless arguings, which unconscious reason Informs to just conclusions.
Chapter 10 of The Saint's Tragedy by Charles Kingsley holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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