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In Naaman's House

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of In Naaman's House is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
“I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
“When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
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In Naaman's House

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of In Naaman's House is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
/daʊts ˈɔːlmoʊst sɪks mʌnθs pæst/
Line 2
In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
/ɪn ðə haʊs ʌv ˈeɪməs frend ʌv ðæt ˈezɪkiːl huː hæd daɪd sæt ˈreɪtʃəl ðə ˈskɔːldɪŋ terz ˈdrɑːpɪŋ frʌm bɪˈtwiːn hɜːr ˈfɪŋɡərz/
Line 3
She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
Line 4
“I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
/aɪ θɪŋk hɜːr ˈtrʌbəl hæθ əˈfektɪd hɜːr maɪnd ðə ˈneɪbər wɑːz ˈseɪɪŋ/
Line 5
“When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
/wen ðaʊ wɜːrt ɡɔːn tuː ðə striːt ʌv ðə ˈbeɪkərz aɪ piːpt ɪn æt ðə dɔːr ənd ʃiː wɑːz ˈlæfɪŋ ənd ˈkraɪɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə ˈbreɪslət meɪd ʌv draɪd ˈɡræsəz wɪtʃ wɑːz hʌŋ ərˈaʊnd hɜːr nek/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Amos noun US /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading “In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.”

Bakers noun US /ˈbeɪkərz/

plural of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially

From this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

bracelet noun US /ˈbreɪslət/

a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

From this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

Ezekiel noun US /ˈezɪkiːl/

a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC

From this reading “In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.”

grasses noun US /ˈɡræsəz/

plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

From this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

peeped verb US /piːpt/

past form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

scalding verb US /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

-ing form of “scald” — subject to harsh criticism

From this reading “In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.”

wert auxiliary verb US /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

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.

six months noun + noun counted as “six month”

In this reading “DOUBTS Almost six months passed.”

bosom friend noun + noun

In this reading “She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.”

hung around verb + particle counted as “hang around”

be about

In this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

at the door preposition + article + noun counted as “at … door”

In this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

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

In this reading “She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.”

peeped in verb + particle counted as “peep in”

In this reading ““When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.”

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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 She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

AlmostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.

AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

BakersnounUS /ˈbeɪkərz/

plural of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

braceletnounUS /ˈbreɪslət/

a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

demanding attention

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

DOUBTSnounUS /daʊts/

plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something

From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.

driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

EzekielnounUS /ˈezɪkiːl/

a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/

plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/

prudent

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of retaining something

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.

peepedverbUS /piːpt/

past form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

Rebekahnoun

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

scaldingverbUS /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

-ing form of “scald” — subject to harsh criticism

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.

unmindfuladjective

not mindful or attentive

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.

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