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Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper
Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper

Chapter XXVI

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CARE OF THE SICK.
It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.
When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.
Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to heal the sick,” and next to say, the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”
The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was brought nigh.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CARE OF THE SICK.
/ker ʌv ðə sɪk/
Line 2
It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.
/ɪt ɪz ˈɪntrəstɪŋ tuː ˈnoʊtəs ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəriz ʌv ˈaʊər lɔːrd ðə ˈprɑːmənənt pleɪs ˈɡɪvən tuː ðə ker ʌv ðə sɪk/
Line 3
When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.
/wen hiː fɜːrst sent aʊt ðə əˈpɑːsəlz ɪt wɑːz tuː hiːl ðə sɪk æz wel æz tuː priːtʃ/
Line 4
Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was toheal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”
/əˈɡen wen hiː sent aʊt ðə ˈsevənti ðer fɜːrst kəˈmænd wɑːz tuː hiːl ðə sɪk ənd nekst tuː seɪ ðə ˈkɪŋdəm ʌv ɡɑːd hæz kʌm naɪ ˈʌntuː juː/
Line 5
The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it wasbrought nigh.”
/ðə ˈbɑːdi wɑːz tuː biː hiːld fɜːrst ɪn ˈɔːrdər tuː əˈtend tuː ðə ˈkɪŋdəm ʌv ɡɑːd ˈiːvɪn wen ɪt wɑːz brɔːt naɪ/

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apostles noun US /əˈpɑːsəlz/

plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

From this reading “When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.”

heal verb US /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading “When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.”

healed adjective US /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.””

histories noun US /ˈhɪstəriz/

plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading “It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.”

nigh adjective US /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading “Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.””

preach verb US /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading “When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.”

prominent adjective US /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading “It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.”

seventy adjective US /ˈsevənti/

being ten more than sixty

From this reading “Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.””

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

prominent place adjective + noun

In this reading “It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.”

come nigh verb + adjective

In this reading “Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.””

in order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.””

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AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

apostlesnounUS /əˈpɑːsəlz/

plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

attendverbUS /əˈtend/

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

CAREnounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading CARE OF THE SICK.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

healverbUS /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

historiesnounUS /ˈhɪstəriz/

plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CARE OF THE SICK.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The body was to be healed first, in order to attend to the kingdom of God, even when it was “brought nigh.”

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

preachverbUS /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/

being ten more than sixty

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

SICKadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading CARE OF THE SICK.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CARE OF THE SICK.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It is interesting to notice in the histories of our Lord the prominent place given to the care of the sick.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he first sent out the apostles, it was to heal the sick as well as to preach.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Again, when he sent out the seventy, their first command was to “heal the sick,” and next to say, “the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.”

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