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We Two: A Novel
We Two: A Novel

Chapter XXVII · The Happiest of Weeks

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He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.
With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.
Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.
Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”
She had never been so happy in her life.
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We Two: A Novel

Chapter XXVII · The Happiest of Weeks

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.
Line 2
With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.
Line 3
Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.
Line 4
Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”
Line 5
She had never been so happy in her life.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “She had never been so happy in her life.”

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had never been so happy in her life.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had never been so happy in her life.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.””

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.””

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.”

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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 With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

Always

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

Author

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had never been so happy in her life.

burdens

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

came

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

care

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

Charles

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

Chronicles

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

Cotta

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

definition

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

dependence

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

Erica

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

everywhere

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

Family

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

freed

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

gather

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

given

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

God

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

happiness

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

happy

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

harmony

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

heart

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

knit

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had never been so happy in her life.

manor

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

Master

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

minister

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had never been so happy in her life.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

often

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

once

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

Osmond

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

Perfect

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

Schonberg

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

set

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From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had never been so happy in her life.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had never been so happy in her life.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

surroundings

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From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

together

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

tread

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

trod

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From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

uneventful

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

week

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From this reading Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg Cotta Family After this came a happy, uneventful week at the manor.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He went in the strength of dependence To tread where his Master trod, To gather and knit together The Family of God.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a conscience freed from burdens, And a heart set free from care, To minister to every one Always and everywhere.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Erica often thought of the definition of happiness which Charles Osmond had once given her “Perfect harmony with your surroundings.”