Chapter 17 of Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 676 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 676 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles. Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C. 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country. Arr. ii. 27.
Chapter 17 of Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 676 sentences across 136 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading “332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.”
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.”
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
From this reading “Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.”
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading “332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.”
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading “332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading “Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.”
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In this reading “332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.”
In this reading “Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.”
In this reading “Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.”
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From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
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From this reading 27.
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From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
later than; following
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arr. ii.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Arr. ii.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 332) the inhabitants reduced to slavery, and the city repeopled by a colony from the adjacent country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Gaza had been taken, after a siege of two months, by Alexander, (B. C.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Page 181.—_Gaza._] From Raphia to Gaza was a distance of twenty-two miles.
Chapter 17 of Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 1 (of 2) by Friedrich Strauss holds 676 sentences, grouped into 136 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.
Chapter 17 holds 676 sentences of Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 136 reading sections.
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