Chapter 16 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN. "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold. "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise. "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?" "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
Chapter 16 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “"But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “"A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.”
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 “HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.”
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading “"A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"”
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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 "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.
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 HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "A Greek scholar should go to the Greek," said the curate.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wasn't he?" said the curate in some surprise.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He said What have I to do with thee to his own mother?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But why wasn't he as gentle with good women?" said Leopold.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading HOW JESUS SPOKE TO WOMEN.
Chapter 16 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 by George MacDonald holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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