Chapter VIII
A BROTHER’S EFFORT. “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear. Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there. Be lowly wise.”
Pride and His Prisoners
Chapter VIII
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A
BROTHER’S
EFFORT.
“Solicit
not
thy
thoughts
with
matters
hid,
Leave
them
to
God
above;
him
serve
and
fear.
Heaven
is
for
thee
too
high
To
know
what
passes
there.
Be
lowly
wise.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
BROTHER’S
EFFORT.
Line 2
“Solicit
not
thy
thoughts
with
matters
hid,
Leave
them
to
God
above;
him
serve
and
fear.
Line 3
Line 4
Heaven
is
for
thee
too
high
To
know
what
passes
there.
Line 5
Be
lowly
wise.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BROTHER’S EFFORT.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be lowly wise.”
BROTHER'S
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From this reading A BROTHER’S EFFORT.
EFFORT
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From this reading A BROTHER’S EFFORT.
fear
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
God
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Heaven
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From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
hid
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
high
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From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
Leave
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
lowly
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From this reading Be lowly wise.”
matters
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
passes
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From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
serve
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
Solicit
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
there
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From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
thoughts
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From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
too
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From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
wise
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From this reading Be lowly wise.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.