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Chapter 17 of The Cross and the Shamrock is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus." "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow." LAM. JER. There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
Chapter 17 of The Cross and the Shamrock is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
From this reading “"Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “"Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading “LAM.”
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.”
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
From this reading “There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.”
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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 There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
(poetry) painful grief
From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
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From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
a social unit living together
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
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From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JER.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading LAM.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
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From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
owed as a debt
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
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From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow."
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Considerate, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus."
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a complete suspension of the ordinary occupations on the farm of Gulvert for near ten days, owing to the trials with which his family was visited.
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