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Chapter IV
NURSING. I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon. There is no place for more. It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching? Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
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From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no place for more.
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From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no place for more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
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From this reading There is no place for more.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no place for more.
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From this reading NURSING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading There is no place for more.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
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From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
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From this reading There is no place for more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
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From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly he was making the best of the blunder that had led him up into that pulpit!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have of course given but the spine and ribs, as it were, of the sermon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is enough however to show that he came to the point--and what can be better in preaching?
