Chapter 1 of The Little Quaker is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Little Quaker is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE. A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH. Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me. POPE. THE LITTLE QUAKER.
Chapter 1 of The Little Quaker is here in full — 619 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.”
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading “A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “POPE.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.”
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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 A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE.
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading THE LITTLE QUAKER; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the faults I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading A TALE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
Chapter 1 of The Little Quaker by Susanna Moodie holds 619 sentences, grouped into 124 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 1 holds 619 sentences of The Little Quaker, unabridged, divided into 124 reading sections.
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