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Chapter XXXVIII

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That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.
Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.
--Psalm 126.
New Version Business cares soon began.
Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.
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Heartsease

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.
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Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.
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--Psalm 126.
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New Version Business cares soon began.
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Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “New Version Business cares soon began.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “New Version Business cares soon began.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.”

All words in this reading · 56

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126

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From this reading --Psalm 126.

allow

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

Arthur

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

bind

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

bring

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

brother

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

Business

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From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

cares

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From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

commenced

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

consented

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

despond

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

doubtless

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

drooping

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

embarrassments

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

father

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

finished

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

full-ear'd

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

grain

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

harvest

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

hearts

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

home

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

joyful

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

labours

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

lay

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From this reading Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

New

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From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

Psalm

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From this reading --Psalm 126.

revive

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

see

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

sheaves

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

soon

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From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

sows

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From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

success

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

tears

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

thrive

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

Version

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From this reading New Version Business cares soon began.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

work

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From this reading That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear’d sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.