Chapter 9 of Little Alfred is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Little Alfred is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET. When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice. At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice! O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind! SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMNS.
Chapter 9 of Little Alfred is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMNS.”
possessive form of “maker” — a person who makes things
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
a young person of either sex
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMNS.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
possessive form of “maker” — a person who makes things
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind!
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMNS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOD’S CALL TO THE LITTLE PROPHET.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
at the time that
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When little Samuel woke, And heard his Maker’s voice.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At every word he spoke How much did he rejoice!
Chapter 9 of Little Alfred by L. A. (Lydia Austin), -1879 Holdich holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
Chapter 9 holds 41 sentences of Little Alfred, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Little Alfred by L. A. (Lydia Austin), -1879 Holdich exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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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