Chapter 14 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 199 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 14 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.) It was he who was the first to speak. The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak. “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.” “But you have seen God.”
Chapter 14 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
on the contrary
From this reading “The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.”
express in speech
From this reading “It was he who was the first to speak.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
for the reason that
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you have seen God.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
on one occasion
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
on the contrary
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
cut with a saw
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But you have seen God.”
express in speech
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
not in physical motion
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
precisely as stated
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
which person or people
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have seen God.”
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