Chapter 3 of The Surprises of Life is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Surprises of Life is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish. "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah? What consequences would such a belief involve! Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one? No, no, it cannot be!
Chapter 3 of The Surprises of Life is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “What consequences would such a belief involve!”
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading “In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.”
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “What consequences would such a belief involve!”
a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
From this reading “"Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?”
comparative of “mighty” — having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “"Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.”
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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 What consequences would such a belief involve!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
extreme mental distress
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, no, it cannot be!
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
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From this reading No, no, it cannot be!
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one?
a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
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 "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
comparative of “mighty” — having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, it cannot be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one?
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In hesitating and fragmentary talk Ochosias made the sorrowful avowal of his anguish.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Is it possible that the religion of Jesus is the true one?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Must we believe that Jesus is mightier than Jehovah?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What consequences would such a belief involve!
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