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A Singer from the Sea
A Singer from the Sea

Chapter XIII

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DEATH IS DAWN.
"In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."
"Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."
Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."
--KORAN, 3d CHAP.
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A Singer from the Sea

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DEATH IS DAWN.
Line 2
"In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."
Line 3
"Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."
Line 4
Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."
Line 5
--KORAN, 3d CHAP.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."”

All words in this reading · 43

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3

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From this reading --KORAN, 3d CHAP.

all

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

book

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

CHAP

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From this reading --KORAN, 3d CHAP.

character

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From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

d

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From this reading --KORAN, 3d CHAP.

DAWN

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From this reading DEATH IS DAWN.

DEATH

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From this reading DEATH IS DAWN.

depths

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From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

determining

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

God's

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

hearts

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DEATH IS DAWN.

Judge

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

just

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

Knoweth

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

KORAN

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From this reading --KORAN, 3d CHAP.

man's

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

men

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

Only

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From this reading "Only one Judge is just, for only one Knoweth the hearts of men."

passeth

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

permission

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

pettiest

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From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

Sayeth

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

scroll

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

soul

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

speech

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

there

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From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

times

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

unfathomable

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From this reading "In the pettiest character there are unfathomable depths."

whole

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."

Writ

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From this reading Sayeth the book: "There passeth no man's soul Except by God's permission, and the speech Writ in the scroll determining the whole, The times of all men, and the times for each."