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Songs of Labor and Reform Part 5 From — Volume III
Songs of Labor and Reform Part 5 From — Volume III

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Songs of Labor and Reform Part 5 From — Volume III is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE Quaker of the olden time!
How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.
The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.
With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.
He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.
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Songs of Labor and Reform Part 5 From — Volume III

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Songs of Labor and Reform Part 5 From — Volume III is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE Quaker of the olden time!
/ðə ˈkweɪkər ʌv ðə ˈoʊldən taɪm/
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How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.
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The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.
/ðə lʌst ʌv ˈpaʊər ðə lʌv ʌv ɡeɪn ðə ˈθaʊzənd lʊrz ʌv sɪn ərˈaʊnd hɪm hæd noʊ ˈpaʊər tuː steɪn ðə ˈpjʊrəti wɪˈðɪn/
Line 4
With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.
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He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

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affects noun US /əˈfekts/

plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

From this reading “With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.”

detects verb US /dɪˈtekts/

third-person singular of “detect” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading “With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.”

insight noun US /ˈɪnsaɪt/

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading “With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.”

lures noun US /lʊrz/

plural of “lure” — qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading “The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.”

lust noun US /lʌst/

a strong sexual desire

From this reading “The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.”

olden adjective US /ˈoʊldən/

relating to time long past

From this reading “THE Quaker of the olden time!”

Quaker noun US /ˈkweɪkər/

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading “THE Quaker of the olden time!”

stain noun US /steɪn/

a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading “The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.”

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affectsnounUS /əˈfekts/

plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

detectsverbUS /dɪˈtekts/

third-person singular of “detect” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

firmadjectiveUS /fɜːrm/

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

How

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From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

insightnounUS /ˈɪnsaɪt/

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

luresnounUS /lʊrz/

plural of “lure” — qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

lustnounUS /lʌst/

a strong sexual desire

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE Quaker of the olden time!

oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/

relating to time long past

From this reading THE Quaker of the olden time!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

partakes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

QuakernounUS /ˈkweɪkər/

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading THE Quaker of the olden time!

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

stainnounUS /steɪn/

a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE Quaker of the olden time!

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE Quaker of the olden time!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

Unspottedadjective

without soil or spot or stain

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

whoso

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt that wrong with wrong partakes, That nothing stands alone, That whoso gives the motive, makes His brother's sin his own.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With that deep insight which detects All great things in the small, And knows how each man's life affects The spiritual life of all, He walked by faith and not by sight, By love and not by law; The presence of the wrong or right He rather felt than saw.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The lust of power, the love of gain, The thousand lures of sin Around him, had no power to stain The purity within.

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading How calm and firm and true, Unspotted by its wrong and crime, He walked the dark earth through.

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Quaker
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