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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
gladden .
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Examples
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The opening of the box was a spectacle such as gladdens the heart to see.
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The cattle seemed to be aware of it, and eagerly moved on; but as we got near, no bright gleam, such as gladdens the sight of the thirsty traveller, played on the spot.
In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I doubt very much that I will bother to explore Cullybackey and its popular tourist attractions, but it gladdens my heart to know that a corner of my own homeland is providing yet more confusion to the Birther debates.
August Books 9) Can Reindeer Fly? The Science of Christmas, by Roger Highfield nwhyte 2009
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But by the obstruction of the light of prophecy, the matter is fixed by a breaking of the law, the external manifestation of which saddens the heart and yet gladdens the heart by its inner essence.
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Standing Up for Our Gay Kids Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2010
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Nevertheless, it always gladdens me to see so many people – nay, so many fans – of comics and of stories, of local works and local talent, congregating in one place.
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It gladdens my heart to think of them - a couple? a handful? an entire female workforce?
Andy Gray and Richard Keys convicted on sound evidence | Barney Ronay 2011
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It saddens me and gladdens me, the gait with which we are leaving San Francisco behind and with which we are foaming down upon the tropics.
Chapter 7 2010
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But by the obstruction of the light of prophecy, the matter is fixed by a breaking of the law, the external manifestation of which saddens the heart and yet gladdens the heart by its inner essence.
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Standing Up for Our Gay Kids Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2010
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What gladdens me is that there is a number of kind, reasonable and interesting people among them.
Global Voices in English » Belarus, Russia: Bloggers React to Graphic Chechen War Video 2009
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But by the obstruction of the light of prophecy, the matter is fixed by a breaking of the law, the external manifestation of which saddens the heart and yet gladdens the heart by its inner essence.
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater: Standing Up for Our Gay Kids Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater 2010
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