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Around the Tea-Table

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FAMILY PRAYERS.
Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.
They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.
Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.
The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Around the Tea-Table

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FAMILY PRAYERS.
/ˈfæməli prerz/
Line 2
Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.
/teɪk fɜːrst ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ðæt ənˈles ˈaʊər ˈtʃɪldrən ɑːr seɪvd ɪn ˈɜːrli laɪf ðeɪ ˈprɑːbəbliː ˈnevər wɪl biː/
Line 3
They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.
/ðeɪ huː ɡoʊ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtwentiəθ jɪr wɪˈθaʊt kraɪst ɑːr æpt tuː ɡoʊ ɔːl ðə weɪ wɪˈθaʊt hɪm/
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Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.
Line 5
The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.
/ðə fɜːrst fɪfˈtiːn jɪrz ʌv laɪf ənd ˈɔːfən ðə fɜːrst sɪks ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə ɪˈtɜːrnəl ˈdestəni/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

apt adjective US /æpt/

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading “They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.”

Christ noun US /kraɪst/

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 “They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.”

decide verb US /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading “The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.”

destiny noun US /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.”

prayers noun US /prerz/

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading “FAMILY PRAYERS.”

sown adjective US /soʊn/

sprinkled with seed

From this reading “Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.”

statement noun US /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading “Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.”

twentieth noun US /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading “They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

aptadjectiveUS /æpt/

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

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 They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

decideverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading FAMILY PRAYERS.

fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

flower-seed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

PRAYERSnounUS /prerz/

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading FAMILY PRAYERS.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/

sprinkled with seed

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading Grace, like flower-seed, needs to be sown in spring.

statementnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Take first the statement that unless our children are saved in early life they probably never will be.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading They who go over the twentieth year without Christ are apt to go all the way without Him.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading The first fifteen years of life, and often the first six, decide the eternal destiny.

Chapter 36 of Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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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Chapter 36 holds 58 sentences of Around the Tea-Table, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 58 sentences, grouped into 12 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Table-cloth
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