Chapter 8 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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.”
Chapter 8 of Pride and His Prisoners is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Be lowly wise.””
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
From this reading ““Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Be lowly wise.””
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 “Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.”
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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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
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.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be lowly wise.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A BROTHER’S EFFORT.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A BROTHER’S EFFORT.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
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.
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.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
go away from a place
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Be lowly wise.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
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.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
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.
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.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid, Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
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.
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.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Be lowly wise.”
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.
Chapter 8 of Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 131 sentences of Pride and His Prisoners, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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