Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Probation is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Great Mother Nature! Eternal good and blessed! Hear me! Hear my prayer! Forsake me not in this my need!’
Probation
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Probation is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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‘Great
Mother
Nature!
Eternal
good
and
blessed!
Hear
me!
Hear
my
prayer!
Forsake
me
not
in
this
my
need!’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Probation
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Probation is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
‘Great
Mother
Nature!
/ɡreɪt ˈmʌðər ˈneɪtʃər/
Line 2
Eternal
good
and
blessed!
/ɪˈtɜːrnəl ɡʊd ənd blest/
Line 3
Hear
me!
/hiːr miː/
Line 4
Hear
my
prayer!
/hiːr maɪ prer/
Line 5
Forsake
me
not
in
this
my
need!’
/fɔːrˈseɪk miː nɑːt ɪn ðɪs maɪ niːd/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “Eternal good and blessed!”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Eternal good and blessed!”
Forsake
verb
US /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Forsake me not in this my need!’”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Hear me!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “‘Great Mother Nature!”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “‘Great Mother Nature!”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Forsake me not in this my need!’”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Hear my prayer!”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 16
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eternal good and blessed!
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Eternal good and blessed!
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Eternal good and blessed!
ForsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Forsake me not in this my need!’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Eternal good and blessed!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘Great Mother Nature!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Hear me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forsake me not in this my need!’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hear me!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ‘Great Mother Nature!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hear my prayer!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading ‘Great Mother Nature!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Forsake me not in this my need!’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Forsake me not in this my need!’
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Hear my prayer!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Forsake me not in this my need!’
Chapter 26 of Probation by Jessie Fothergill holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
What does chapter 26 of Probation contain?
Chapter 26 holds 202 sentences of Probation, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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How do I study chapter 26 of Probation?
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Is this the complete text of Probation?
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How long does Probation take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1658 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Probation section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Probation
Words and structures a reader meets early in Probation, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pride
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Probation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Plenty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Probation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Absentee
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Probation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Employer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Probation; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.