Chapter 1 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC. THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A. Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. PSALM LI.
Chapter 1 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading “THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.”
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading “The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.”
look down on with disdain
From this reading “The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading “PSALM LI.”
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading “Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.”
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
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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 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
look down on with disdain
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
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 Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading PSALM LI.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading PSALM LI.
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE HAPPY WARRIOR," ETC.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
Chapter 1 of The Clean Heart by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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