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The Spanish Brothers

Chapter VII

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"I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.
"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.
May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."
XXI.
By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.
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The Spanish Brothers

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Spanish Brothers is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.
/aɪ θɪŋk ðæt kraɪst ɪz wɜːrθ ˈsʌfərɪŋ fɔːr sed ˈkɑːrloʊs æt læst/
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"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.
/ənd ðæt ˈnʌθɪŋ ʃɔːrt ʌv hɪz ˈpɜːrsɪnəl ˈprezəns ˈriːəlaɪzd baɪ feɪθ kæn əˈveɪl tuː brɪŋ ˈeni mæn vɪkˈtɔːriəs θruː sʌtʃ ˈfɪrfəl ˈtraɪəlz/
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May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."
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XXI.
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By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

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avail verb US /əˈveɪl/

use to one's advantage

From this reading “"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.”

Carlos noun US /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading “"I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.”

dwells verb US /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.”

murderer noun US /ˈmɜːrdərər/

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading “By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.”

pursue verb US /pərˈsuː/

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading “By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.”

Schiller noun US /ˈʃɪlər/

German romantic writer (1759-1805)

From this reading “By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.”

trials noun US /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading “"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.”

victorious adjective US /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading “"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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faithful servant adjective + noun

In this reading “May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."”

upper room adjective + noun

In this reading “By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.”

personal presence adjective + noun

In this reading “"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.”

any man adjective + noun

In this reading “"And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

availverbUS /əˈveɪl/

use to one's advantage

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

Doña

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

dwellsverbUS /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

Guadalquivir

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

Isabella's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

SchillernounUS /ˈʃɪlər/

German romantic writer (1759-1805)

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

sinlessadjective

free from sin

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/

the topmost one of two

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

victoriousadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading "And that nothing short of his personal presence, realized by faith, can avail to bring any man victorious through such fearful trials.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading By the Guadalquivir "There dwells my father, sinless and at rest, Where the fierce murderer can no more pursue."--Schiller Next Sunday evening the brothers attended the quiet service in Doña Isabella’s upper room.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading May that--may he be with his faithful servant now, when all human help and comfort are far away."

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading "I think that Christ is worth suffering; for," said Carlos at last.

XXInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading XXI.

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