Chapter 13 of In Naaman's House is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of In Naaman's House is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman. Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation. “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn! Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect. I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
Chapter 13 of In Naaman's House is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
feel sadness
From this reading ““So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.”
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 ““So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!”
In this reading ““So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.”
In this reading “Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.”
have as a guest
In this reading “I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.”
In this reading ““So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!”
In this reading “Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.”
In this reading “Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
the force of workers available
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
feel sadness
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
be seated
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHANGES The death of Milcah’s mother made changes in the House of Naaman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “So Milcah will sit on the floor for a whole week and mourn!
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Of course I wish her to treat her mother’s memory with respect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adah, its mistress, was inconsolable, not with grief but with vexation.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I am myself willing to pay for the mourning men and mourning women.
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