Chapter 2 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Note 3. All Christians believed this at that date. CHAPTER TWO. VALIANT FOR THE FAITH. "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
Chapter 2 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “"As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER TWO.”
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 “"As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.”
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading “All Christians believed this at that date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “All Christians believed this at that date.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading “VALIANT FOR THE FAITH.”
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading “"As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “"As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.”
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From this reading Note 3.
(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 All Christians believed this at that date.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
have
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWO.
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 "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
the specified day of the month
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading VALIANT FOR THE FAITH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VALIANT FOR THE FAITH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
a brief written record
From this reading Note 3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VALIANT FOR THE FAITH.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All Christians believed this at that date.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CHAPTER TWO.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading VALIANT FOR THE FAITH.
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading "As labourers in Thy vineyard, Send us out, Christ, to be, Content to bear the burden Of weariness for Thee.
Chapter 2 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Emily Sarah Holt holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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