Chapter 36 of Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN. "Dead! Deed! His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head. "Cold!
Chapter 36 of Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"Cold!”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Deed!”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.”
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Cold!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Deed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
an old form of “has”
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN.
above and across; more than
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading His soul hath sped, The turf lies over his golden head.
Chapter 36 of Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage by Fergus Hume holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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