Chapter 11 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06, Fiction is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06, Fiction is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian. "None but you, my son. I am the priest, you are the people! Together we will offer the victim to the god. It is my own offering.
Chapter 11 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06, Fiction is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
From this reading “"And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “"And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “"And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None but you, my son.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Together we will offer the victim to the god.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “It is my own offering.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “I am the priest, you are the people!”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “Together we will offer the victim to the god.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "None but you, my son.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is my own offering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is my own offering.
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "None but you, my son.
not any; not one
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None but you, my son.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading It is my own offering.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is my own offering.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
a male human offspring
From this reading "None but you, my son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am the priest, you are the people!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And no one has come from Antioch for this great feast day?" asked Julian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Together we will offer the victim to the god.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None but you, my son.
Chapter 11 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06, Fiction by Arthur [Editor] Mee holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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