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Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language
Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

Chapter II

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THIRD READING.
"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.
They were an uncle and nephew.
The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.
They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.
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Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THIRD READING.
/θɜːrd ˈriːdɪŋ/
Line 2
"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.
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They were an uncle and nephew.
/ðeɪ wɜːr æn ˈʌŋkəl ənd ˈnefjuː/
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The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.
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They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

Gen noun US /dʒen/

informal term for information

nephew noun US /ˈnefjuː/

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading “They were an uncle and nephew.”

nephew's noun US /ˈnefjuːz/

possessive form of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister

From this reading “The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.”

pray verb US /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.”

reading noun US /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading “THIRD READING.”

strife noun US /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading “"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.”

travelling noun US /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading “"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.”

uncle's noun US /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

TWO men noun + noun

In this reading “"Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.”

own home verb + noun

In this reading “They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.”

come from verb + particle

In this reading “They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.”

from home preposition + noun

In this reading “They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.”

All words in this reading · 48

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From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

8

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From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

Abram

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading They were an uncle and nephew.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

GennounUS /dʒen/

informal term for information

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

LotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading They were an uncle and nephew.

nephew'snounUS /ˈnefjuːz/

possessive form of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

READINGnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading THIRD READING.

strifenounUS /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were an uncle and nephew.

THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading THIRD READING.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading They were an uncle and nephew.

uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The uncle's name was Abram, the nephew's was Lot.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me."--_Gen. 13:8._ TWO men were travelling together.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They had come from home, because God had told Abram to come away from his own home to the land that God would give his children.

Chapter 2 of Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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