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Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Children's Bible is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.
Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.
Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
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The Children's Bible

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Children's Bible is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Line 2
Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.
Line 3
Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.
/klenz miː wɪð ˈhɪsəp ðæt aɪ meɪ biː kliːn wɑːʃ miː ˈwaɪtər ðæn snoʊ/
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Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Line 5
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

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.

blot noun US /blɑːt/

a blemish made by dirt

From this reading “Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.”

Cleanse verb US /klenz/

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

From this reading “Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.”

conceive verb US /kənˈsiːv/

have the idea for

From this reading “Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.”

hyssop noun US /ˈhɪsəp/

a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil

From this reading “Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.”

iniquity noun US /ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.”

rejoice verb US /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

From this reading “Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.”

whiter adjective US /ˈwaɪtər/

comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

From this reading “Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.”

wouldst modal verb US /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.”

All words in this reading · 53

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.

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 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

blotnounUS /blɑːt/

a blemish made by dirt

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

bonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

CleanseverbUS /klenz/

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/

have the idea for

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

desirest

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

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

FillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

HideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

hyssopnounUS /ˈhɪsəp/

a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

iniquities

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

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

iniquitynounUS /ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

inneradjectiveUS /ˈɪnər/

located inward

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

sinsnounUS /sɪnz/

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

Verilyadverb

in truth; certainly

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Verily I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

WashverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Fill me with joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

whiteradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtər/

comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean, Wash me whiter than snow.

wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet thou desirest truth in the heart, In my inner soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.

Chapter 11 of The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 of The Children's Bible contain?

Chapter 11 holds 392 sentences of The Children's Bible, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of The Children's Bible?

Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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