Chapter 7 of The Torn Bible is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Torn Bible is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TIME FOR REFLECTION. O, lost and found! All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE. A week had passed. Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
Chapter 7 of The Torn Bible is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “THE TIME FOR REFLECTION.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading “Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.”
In this reading “All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 week had passed.
(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 All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, lost and found!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TIME FOR REFLECTION.
set up or found
From this reading O, lost and found!
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week had passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
a unit of instruction
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading O, lost and found!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, lost and found!
throughout a period of time
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A week had passed.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading THE TIME FOR REFLECTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TIME FOR REFLECTION.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE TIME FOR REFLECTION.
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week had passed.
accept gladly
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
which person or people
From this reading All gentle souls below Their dearest welcome shall prepare, and prove Such joy o'er thee as raptured seraphs know, Who learn their lesson at the throne of love.--KEBLE.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hubert was slightly better, and there was a faint hope that he would ultimately recover.
Chapter 7 of The Torn Bible by Alice Somerton holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 7 holds 130 sentences of The Torn Bible, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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