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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 Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
All
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
asses
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
ben
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
bridges
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
busy
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
cleaning
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
down
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
driving
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
family
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
feast
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
first
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
followed
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
gates
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
goats
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
going
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
goodly
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
guests
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
highway
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
household
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
lambs
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
many
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
morning
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
mules
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
Nathan
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
near
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
Next
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
Obed
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
offered
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
other
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
out
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
oxen
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
Passover
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
pilgrims
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
repairing
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
sacrifices
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
servants
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
set
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
sold
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
soon
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
springs
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
temple
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From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them followed a train of servants, driving the lambs, goats, and oxen to be offered as sacrifices in the temple, or sold in Jerusalem to other pilgrims.
throngs
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
time
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From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
train
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From this reading Next morning a goodly train set out from the gates of Nathan ben Obed.
travellers
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
used
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
wells
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
went
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From this reading The family and guests went first on mules and asses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was near the time of the feast of the Passover, and he, with many of his household, was going down to Jerusalem.
workmen
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From this reading All along the highway, workmen were busy repairing the bridges, and cleaning the springs and wells, soon to be used by the throngs of travellers.
