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Chapter 1 of Under the Law is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Made in the U. S. A. _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law." --GALATIANS 5:18. The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw. But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
Chapter 1 of Under the Law is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
From this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
moving toward one
From this reading “But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
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In this reading “The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.”
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From this reading --GALATIANS 5:18.
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From this reading --GALATIANS 5:18.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
how long something has existed
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
From this reading --GALATIANS 5:18.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
march in a procession
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
moving toward one
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
the season of growth
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
not in physical motion
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
in a hearty manner
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading But the sun shone warmly and there was the wet smell of oncoming spring in the air.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets between Willow Roads and the little town of Morris on the Hudson were still corrugated with March thaw.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Inscribed to the Sards, Mingas and Dunstans of this age_ "But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law."
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