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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 Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
all
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Areopagus
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Athens
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attention
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
bringest
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From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
brought
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
building
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
called
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
certain
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From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
chief
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
Court
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
dedicated
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
doctrine
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doctrines
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duties
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
ears
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erected
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
God
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
gods
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
hear
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From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
hill
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
Justice
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
know
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Mars
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
matters
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
mean
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From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
members
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
met
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
more
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new
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
particular
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
Paul's
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pay
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
Philosophers
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relating
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
religion
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
said
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saying
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
speakest
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St
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strange
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From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
things
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From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
took
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
War
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From this reading The members of this Court met in a building erected upon a certain hill dedicated to Mars, the God of War; and thence called Mars' Hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have said that the Philosophers of Athens were desirous to hear more of St. Paul's doctrines.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
whereof
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From this reading "And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
worship
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From this reading The Areopagus was a Court of Justice, the chief court in Athens; and one of its duties was, to pay particular attention to all matters relating to religion, or the worship of the gods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean."
