Chapter 4 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved? Who is it may be saved? Who may be made a saint if I fail here?" "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'" There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
Chapter 4 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “"As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"”
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 “"O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading “There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “"As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"”
-ing form of “pronounce” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading “There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?”
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 “There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.”
In this reading “"As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"”
In this reading “There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.”
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 Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
without doubt; certainly
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is it may be saved?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who is it may be saved?
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 "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
not any; not one
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
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 Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
-ing form of “pronounce” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Who may be made a saint if I fail here?"
except for; apart from
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
express in words
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
term of address for a man
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
at the time that
From this reading "As who should say: 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!'"
which person or people
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "O Jesus, if thou wilt not save my soul, Who may be saved?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There are doubtless a few of us in the world capable of judging and pronouncing sentence upon the rest.
Chapter 4 of The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. (Joanna Ellen) Wood holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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