Chapter 1 of Joshua — Complete is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Joshua — Complete is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go down, grandfather: I will watch." But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head. "Yet you can get no rest here.... "And the stars? And the tumult below?
Chapter 1 of Joshua — Complete is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.”
earnest or urgent request
From this reading “But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Go down, grandfather: I will watch."”
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading “But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “"And the stars?”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “And the tumult below?”
look attentively
From this reading “"Go down, grandfather: I will watch."”
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.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the stars?
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And the tumult below?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
earnest or urgent request
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "And the stars?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading And the tumult below?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
look attentively
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the old man to whom the entreaty was addressed shook his shaven head.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Go down, grandfather: I will watch."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yet you can get no rest here....
Chapter 1 of Joshua — Complete by Georg Ebers holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 128 sentences of Joshua — Complete, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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