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Ancient Apostles

Chapter V

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The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.
You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.
[Sidenote: A Pharisee.]
Saul was a Pharisee; and a good Pharisee, too.
He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.
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Ancient Apostles

Chapter V

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.
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You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.
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[Sidenote: A Pharisee.]
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Saul was a Pharisee; and a good Pharisee, too.
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He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

Learner Dictionary

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

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.”

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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 The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

advantage

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Saul was a Pharisee; and a good Pharisee, too.

any

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From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

belief

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

bodily

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From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

difference

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

education

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From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

how

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

just

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From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

later

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

man

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From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

Pharisee

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From this reading [Sidenote: A Pharisee.]

resurrection

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From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

Sadducees

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From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

Saul

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

sects

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

see

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

Sidenote

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From this reading [Sidenote: A Pharisee.]

sincere

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From this reading He was just as sincere in his belief and education as any good man could be.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Sadducees did not believe in a bodily resurrection.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

too

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From this reading Saul was a Pharisee; and a good Pharisee, too.

two

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

used

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From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Saul was a Pharisee; and a good Pharisee, too.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You will see, later, how Saul used to good advantage this difference of belief between these two sects.