Chapter 5 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord. He shall sustain you. He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted. He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
Chapter 5 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.”
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “He will cause all things to go well that concern you."”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.”
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading “He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading “He shall sustain you.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.”
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.
In this reading “Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.”
In this reading “He will cause all things to go well that concern you."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
put or send forth
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall sustain you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall sustain you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading He shall sustain you.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, dearest mother, be comforted.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
(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 He will cause all things to go well that concern you."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He shall sustain you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fixing her eyes tenderly upon her mourning parents, she said, "Cast your burden upon the Lord.
Chapter 5 of Olive Leaves by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 445 sentences of Olive Leaves, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Olive Leaves by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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