Chapter 10 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And he is not infinite? He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop. “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel. “So far as I am concerned?” “What have you to do with creation?”
Chapter 10 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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, and audio.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading ““So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.”
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 “He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading ““So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.”
the human act of creating
From this reading ““What have you to do with creation?””
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ““So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading ““And he is not infinite?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “So far as I am concerned?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he is not infinite?
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.
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 He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
the human act of creating
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he is not infinite?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So far as I am concerned?”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “And he is not infinite?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And he is not infinite?
not any; not one
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And he is not infinite?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is not the Creator?” asked the bishop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What have you to do with creation?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So far as you are concerned, no,” said the Angel.
Chapter 10 of The soul of a bishop by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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