Chapter 9 of Mr. Pat's Little Girl is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mr. Pat's Little Girl is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain? Your Father knoweth. Cease to fight against it. Come into His Kingdom. Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
Chapter 9 of Mr. Pat's Little Girl is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Cease to fight against it.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “"Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?”
third-person singular of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Come into His Kingdom.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “"Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “"Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “"Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cease to fight against it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Cease to fight against it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come into His Kingdom.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
third-person singular of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Your Father knoweth.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Cease to fight against it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Come into His Kingdom.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Come into His Kingdom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cease to fight against it.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Come into His Kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your Father knoweth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
a state of acute pain
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cease to fight against it.
during the time that
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Suffering endures but a little while; and if you will have it so, out of it will come a diviner joy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you crushed by sorrow or physical pain?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Father knoweth.
Chapter 9 of Mr. Pat's Little Girl by Mary Finley Leonard holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Mr. Pat's Little Girl, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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