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The White Christmas and other Merry

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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The White Christmas and other Merry

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 31/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 151–155

Line 1
For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.
/fɔːr hiː ðæt ɪz ˈmaɪti hæz ˈmæɡnəfaɪd miː ənd ˈhoʊli ɪz hɪz neɪm/
Line 2
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
/ənd hɪz ˈmɜːrsi ɪz ɑːn ðem ðæt fɪr hɪm θruːˈaʊt ɔːl ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
Line 3
He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
/hiː hæθ ʃoʊd streŋkθ wɪð hɪz ɑːrm hiː hæθ ˈskætərd ðə praʊd ɪn ðə ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən ʌv ðer hɑːrts/
Line 4
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.
/hiː hæθ pʊt daʊn ðə ˈmaɪti frʌm ðer siːt ənd hæθ ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd ðə ˈhʌmbəl ənd miːk/
Line 5
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
/hiː hæθ fɪld ðə ˈhʌŋɡri wɪð ɡʊd θɪŋz ənd ðə rɪtʃ hiː hæθ sent ˈempti əˈweɪ/

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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.

exalted adjective US /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading “He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.”

generations noun US /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading “And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.”

humble adjective US /ˈhʌmbəl/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading “He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.”

hungry adjective US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading “He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.”

magnified adjective US /ˈmæɡnəfaɪd/

enlarged to an abnormal degree

From this reading “For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.”

meek adjective US /miːk/

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading “He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.”

scattered adjective US /ˈskætərd/

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading “He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”

throughout preposition US /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading “And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

emptyverbUS /ˈempti/

make void or empty of contents

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

exaltedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

magnifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmæɡnəfaɪd/

enlarged to an abnormal degree

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

meekadjectiveUS /miːk/

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

NameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For he that is mighty has magnified me: and holy is his Name.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Chapter 1 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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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