Chapter I
Chapter 1
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HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. In Three Books. 1. Collected from the Scriptures. 2.
Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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HYMNS
AND
SPIRITUAL
SONGS.
In
Three
Books.
1.
Collected
from
the
Scriptures.
2.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Hymns and Spiritual Songs is here in full — 3858 sentences across 772 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/386 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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HYMNS
AND
SPIRITUAL
SONGS.
/hɪmz ənd ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl sɔːŋz/
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In
Three
Books.
/ɪn θriː bʊks/
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1.
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Collected
from
the
Scriptures.
/kəˈlektəd frʌm ðə ˈskrɪptʃərz/
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2.
Learner Dictionary
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “In Three Books.”
Collected
adjective
US /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading “Collected from the Scriptures.”
hymns
noun
US /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.”
Scriptures
noun
US /ˈskrɪptʃərz/
plural of “scripture” — the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “Collected from the Scriptures.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “In Three Books.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading In Three Books.
CollectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Collected from the Scriptures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Collected from the Scriptures.
HYMNSnounUS /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Three Books.
ScripturesnounUS /ˈskrɪptʃərz/
plural of “scripture” — the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Collected from the Scriptures.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Collected from the Scriptures.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In Three Books.
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