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"God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade.
"God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade.

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of "God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade. is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.
[=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.
"GOD WILLS IT!"
A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

"God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade.

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of "God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade. is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.
/smɔːl ˈkæpətəl tekst hæz bɪn ˌriːˈpleɪst wɪð ɔːl ˈkæpətəlz/
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Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.
/ˌveriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈspelɪŋ ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən ənd ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən hæv bɪn rɪˈteɪnd ɪkˈsept ɪn ˈɑːbviəs ˈkeɪsəz ʌv ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerər/
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[=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.
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"GOD WILLS IT!"
/ɡɑːd wɪlz ɪt/
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A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

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.

aliens noun US /ˈeɪliənz/

plural of “alien” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading “A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_”

capitals noun US /ˈkæpətəlz/

plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading “Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.”

Crusade noun US /kruːˈseɪd/

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

From this reading “A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_”

hyphenation noun US /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading “Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.”

indicates verb US /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading “[=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.”

punctuation noun US /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading “Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.”

Variations noun US /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading “Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.”

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.

Small capital adjective + noun

a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters

In this reading “Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.”

All words in this reading · 68

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

aliensnounUS /ˈeɪliənz/

plural of “alien” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

capitalsnounUS /ˈkæpətəlz/

plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/

made or joined or united into one

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

CrusadenounUS /kruːˈseɪd/

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

errornounUS /ˈerər/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

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 "GOD WILLS IT!"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

indicatesverbUS /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "GOD WILLS IT!"

kingdomsnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəmz/

plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

macronnoun

a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/

plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

quenchedadjective

allayed

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/

continued in your keeping or use or memory

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

righteousnessnounUS /ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/

adhering to moral principles

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

SmalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/

in a softened tone

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

TalenounUS /teɪl/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [=] combined with a letter, example [=a], indicates a macron over the letter.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

VariationsnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.

violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/

treated with wax

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/

a flaw or weak point

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

WILLSnounUS /wɪlz/

plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading "GOD WILLS IT!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals.

wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading A Tale of the First Crusade _"Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."_

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