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Scripture Histories

Chapter I

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_FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.
_Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.
A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.
Decorated with Cuts.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Scripture Histories

Chapter I

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!
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But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.
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_Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.
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A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.
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Decorated with Cuts.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “_FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

all

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

book

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

brightest

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

CHRIST

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From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

Church

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From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

Creation

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From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

Cuts

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From this reading Decorated with Cuts.

Decorated

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From this reading Decorated with Cuts.

Description

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From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

FRONTISPIECE

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

God

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

grace

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

JESUS

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From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

LONDON

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From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

Paul's

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From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

power

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

praise

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

Shine

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

St

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From this reading A Description of St. Paul’s Church, _LONDON_.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.

wisdom

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From this reading But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

wonder

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

works

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From this reading _FRONTISPIECE._ Great God! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look!

World

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From this reading _Creation of the World, to the_ _JESUS CHRIST_.