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Chapter 15 of The Young People's Wesley is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WESLEY AS A REFORMER. SLAVERY. THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley. He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound. In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
Chapter 15 of The Young People's Wesley is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “WESLEY AS A REFORMER.”
plural of “reform” — a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
past form of “revolutionize” — change radically
From this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading “SLAVERY.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.”
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading “WESLEY AS A REFORMER.”
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In this reading “In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.”
In this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
In this reading “In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.”
In this reading “THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.”
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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 WESLEY AS A REFORMER.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WESLEY AS A REFORMER.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
plural of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
ten 10s
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
not any; not one
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading WESLEY AS A REFORMER.
plural of “reform” — a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
past form of “revolutionize” — change radically
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
only a very short time before
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading SLAVERY.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
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From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading He saw the coming storm and blew a trumpet-blast which gave no uncertain sound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading WESLEY AS A REFORMER.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THOSE moral reforms which have shaken the nations and in some cases revolutionized governments were scarcely known in the days of Wesley.
a late time of life
From this reading In some of these reforms he was a hundred years in advance of his time.
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