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Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old
Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:
"Let us sail across the lake to the other side."
So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.
Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.
Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.
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Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:
/ˈæftər ðə deɪ ʌv ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ɪn ˈperəbəlz wen ðə ˈiːvnɪŋ keɪm ɑːn æz ðə kraʊdz wɜːr stɪl ˈpresɪŋ əˈpɑːn ˈdʒiːzəs ənd ˈɡɪvɪŋ hɪm noʊ taɪm tuː rest hiː sed tuː hɪz dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
Line 2
"Let us sail across the lake to the other side."
/let ʌs seɪl əˈkrɔːs ðə leɪk tuː ðə ˈʌðər saɪd/
Line 3
So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.
/soʊ ðeɪ meɪd ˈredi ðə boʊt ənd tʊk ˈdʒiːzəs ɑːn bɔːrd/
Line 4
Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.
/sʌm ʌv ðə ˈpiːpəl wɜːr soʊ ˈiːɡər tuː biː wɪð ˈdʒiːzəs ðæt ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ went ˈɪntuː ˈʌðər boʊts ənd seɪld wɪð hɪm/
Line 5
Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.
/ˈdʒiːzəs wɑːz ˈveri ˈtaɪərd ˈæftər hɪz deɪ ʌv ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ənd hiː leɪ daʊn ɪn ðə rɪr end ʌv ðə boʊt ˈrestɪŋ hɪz hed əˈpɑːn wʌn ʌv ðə ˈkʊʃənz/

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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.

crowds noun US /kraʊdz/

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading “AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:”

cushions noun US /ˈkʊʃənz/

plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

From this reading “Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.”

disciples noun US /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/

plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

From this reading “AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:”

parables noun US /ˈperəbəlz/

plural of “parable” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)

From this reading “AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:”

pressing noun US /ˈpresɪŋ/

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading “AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:”

resting verb US /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading “Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.”

sailed verb US /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading “Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.”

teaching noun US /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/

the profession of a teacher

From this reading “AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:”

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.

on board preposition + noun

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

In this reading “So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.”

other side adjective + noun

In this reading “"Let us sail across the lake to the other side."”

across the lake preposition + article + noun counted as “across … lake”

In this reading “"Let us sail across the lake to the other side."”

lay down verb + adjective

institute, enact, or establish

In this reading “Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.”

sail across verb + particle

In this reading “"Let us sail across the lake to the other side."”

rear end noun + noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

In this reading “Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.”

went into verb + particle counted as “go into”

to come or go into

In this reading “Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.”

in the rear preposition + article + noun counted as “in … rear”

In this reading “Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

boatsnounUS /boʊts/

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/

plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/

plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

parablesnounUS /ˈperəbəlz/

plural of “parable” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

rearnounUS /rɪr/

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

sailverbUS /seɪl/

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

sailedverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/

the profession of a teacher

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So they made ready the boat and took Jesus on board.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Let us sail across the lake to the other side."

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Jesus was very tired after his day of teaching and he lay down in the rear end of the boat, resting his head upon one of the cushions.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading AFTER THE day of teaching in parables, when the evening came on, as the crowds were still pressing upon Jesus and giving him no time to rest, he said to his disciples:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some of the people were so eager to be with Jesus that they also went into other boats and sailed with him.

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