Chapter 18 of Hear Me, Pilate! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Hear Me, Pilate! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ve come since you left, Cornelius. I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots. Did you overtake any of them?” “Yes, and killed several. But we didn’t capture any.”
Chapter 18 of Hear Me, Pilate! is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “But we didn’t capture any.””
an association of criminals
From this reading “I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““Yes, and killed several.”
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Did you overtake any of them?””
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading “I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading ““Yes, and killed several.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.”
plural of “zealot” — a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
From this reading “I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.”
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.
In this reading ““Yes, and killed several.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and killed several.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did you overtake any of them?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we didn’t capture any.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading But we didn’t capture any.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you overtake any of them?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we didn’t capture any.”
an association of criminals
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Yes, and killed several.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Did you overtake any of them?”
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “Yes, and killed several.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Did you overtake any of them?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we didn’t capture any.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and killed several.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve come since you left, Cornelius.
plural of “zealot” — a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
From this reading I heard you were out pursuing a gang of those Zealots.
Chapter 18 of Hear Me, Pilate! by LeGette Blythe holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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