aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be seated?”
Ben-Hur's
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From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
bluntlyadverbUS /ˈblʌntli/
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
directionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
dismounting
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From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
Galileans
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From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
Nazarenenoun
a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
PeacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Will you be seated?”
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading “Nay,” the senior replied, bluntly, “to sit and be at ease is to let the Nazarene die.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next morning, about the second hour, two men rode full speed to the doors of Ben-Hur’s tents, and dismounting, asked to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be seated?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was not yet risen, but gave directions for their admission.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Peace to you, brethren,” he said, for they were of his Galileans, and trusted officers.
