Chapter 35 of St. Bernard's is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of St. Bernard's is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILDRED FINDS HER WORK. “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.” Be it so if you like. Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong? —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
Chapter 35 of St. Bernard's is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “—_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.”
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “—_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.”
plural of “capacity” — capability to perform or produce
From this reading “—_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “MILDRED FINDS HER WORK.”
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading “Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “—_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?”
not known
From this reading “—_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it so if you like.
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
plural of “capacity” — capability to perform or produce
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading MILDRED FINDS HER WORK.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MILDRED FINDS HER WORK.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be it so if you like.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be it so if you like.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Be it so if you like.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
the force of workers available
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILDRED FINDS HER WORK.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
express in words
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Be it so if you like.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
not known
From this reading —_Stopford Brooke._ Live greatly; so shalt thou acquire Unknown capacities of joy.
which person or people
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading MILDRED FINDS HER WORK.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Let them be the hands to do it: but who, if not women, are to be the hearts of the redemption of the poor from social wrong?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This is not our work,” you say, “this is the work of men.”
Chapter 35 of St. Bernard's by Edward Berdoe holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 35 holds 110 sentences of St. Bernard's, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 of St. Bernard's by Edward Berdoe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 110 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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