Chapter 18 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WAKE up, Joel! Wake up! I bring you good tidings, my lad!" It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones. All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
Chapter 18 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “"WAKE up, Joel!”
in a listless manner
From this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “I bring you good tidings, my lad!"”
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.
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sleeping deeply
In this reading “It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “"WAKE up, Joel!”
In this reading “All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.”
In this reading “I bring you good tidings, my lad!"”
In this reading “It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.”
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From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
later than; following
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
a long fixed look
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "WAKE up, Joel!
a boy or man
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
in a listless manner
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "WAKE up, Joel!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "WAKE up, Joel!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Abigail's voice ringing cheerily through the court-yard, as she bent over the boy, fast asleep on the hard stones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I bring you good tidings, my lad!"
Chapter 18 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 18 holds 145 sentences of Joel: A Boy of Galilee, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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