Chapter 23 of The triumph over Midian is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The triumph over Midian is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NIGHT. “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us. I cast all my cares upon Thee.” It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night. Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
Chapter 23 of The triumph over Midian is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I cast all my cares upon Thee.””
command with authority
From this reading ““O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.”
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
From this reading “Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.”
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.”
made or having become thick
From this reading “Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.”
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In this reading “It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.”
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
(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 I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
give a benediction to
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
put or send forth
From this reading I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
command with authority
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
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From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
set down according to a plan
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
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 “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
by chance
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
made or having become thick
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I cast all my cares upon Thee.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O my Lord, do Thou direct and bless us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with this prayer in her heart that Isa laid her aching head on her pillow on that night.
but in spite of that
From this reading Cares had thickened around her: the danger of disease, disfigurement, perhaps an early death, was looming before her, yet Isa was not unhappy.
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