Chapter 19 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE WITH DEATH. "Job, you'll have to go. No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you." It was the superintendent speaking. Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
Chapter 19 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"Job, you'll have to go.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."”
any competition
From this reading “THE RACE WITH DEATH.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “It was the superintendent speaking.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “It was the superintendent speaking.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE RACE WITH DEATH.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Job, you'll have to go.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Job, you'll have to go.
crowded or massed together
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "Job, you'll have to go.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
any competition
From this reading THE RACE WITH DEATH.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Huddled in a group the little company sat in the dark, looking death in the face.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was the superintendent speaking.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading It was the superintendent speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE WITH DEATH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Job, you'll have to go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the superintendent speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RACE WITH DEATH.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No one knows this country as you do, and no one can do it but you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Job, you'll have to go.
Chapter 19 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High by Frederick Vining Fisher holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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