Chapter 11 of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COMPARISON. "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune." --EMERSON. "Work out your own salvation." --ST.
Chapter 11 of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “A COMPARISON.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading “--EMERSON.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading “"Work out your own salvation."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Work out your own salvation."”
rest on for support
In this reading “"He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."”
come up with
In this reading “"Work out your own salvation."”
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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 COMPARISON.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading A COMPARISON.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading --EMERSON.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
engage in
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Work out your own salvation."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Work out your own salvation."
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading "Work out your own salvation."
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From this reading --ST.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
which person or people
From this reading "He who rests on what he is, has a destiny above destiny, and can make mouths at fortune."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Work out your own salvation."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Work out your own salvation."
Chapter 11 of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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