Chapter 19 of The Sheepfold and the Common is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Sheepfold and the Common is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have you established family prayer in your family?" "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford. "Our son prays with the family every night." "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray. He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
Chapter 19 of The Sheepfold and the Common is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “"Have you established family prayer in your family?"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.”
United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
From this reading “"Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “"Have you established family prayer in your family?"”
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Our son prays with the family every night."”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.”
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.
In this reading “"Have you established family prayer in your family?"”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
a social unit living together
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
many times at short intervals
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
From this reading "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
at the time that
From this reading He often makes me weep when I am hearkening to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Our son prays with the family every night."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Aye, Sir, it would do your heart good to hear our Harry pray.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Sir," said Mrs. Pickford.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you established family prayer in your family?"
Chapter 19 of The Sheepfold and the Common by Timothy East holds 391 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.
Chapter 19 holds 391 sentences of The Sheepfold and the Common, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Sheepfold and the Common by Timothy East exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 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.
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