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hearken

Webster 1828

HE'ARKEN, verb intransitive h'arken.1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness or curiosity.The furies hearken and their snakes uncurl.2. To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey.Hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you. Deuteronomy 4:1.3. To listen; to attend; to grant or comply with.Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant. I Kings 8:30.HE'ARKEN, verb transitive h'arken. To hear by listening. [Little used.]