Chapter 1 of Morning Bells is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Morning Bells is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love. 1. "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2. "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3. "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
Chapter 1 of Morning Bells is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.”
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 “"Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.”
Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)
From this reading “Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “"Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.”
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 “"Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.”
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From this reading "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.
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From this reading "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
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From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.
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 "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
divisible by two
From this reading "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
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From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
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 "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "Even Christ pleased not Himself" 3.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy Holy Child Jesus" 2.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe" 4.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
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From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or, Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones To The Twin Brothers, Willie and Ethelbert With Aunt Fanny's Love.
Chapter 1 of Morning Bells by Frances Ridley Havergal holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 396 sentences of Morning Bells, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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