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Joshua — Complete
Joshua — Complete

Chapter VIII

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The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.
They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.
[Palace of the king.
The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]
No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.
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Joshua — Complete

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.
Line 2
They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.
Line 3
[Palace of the king.
Line 4
The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]
Line 5
No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.”

All words in this reading · 46

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acquaintances

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

anxiety

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

chamberlain

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

chariot

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

chariots

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

chief

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

entered

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

escape

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

head

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

hesitation

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

Hosea

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

king

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From this reading [Palace of the king.

king's

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

means

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From this reading The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]

men

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

more

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

old

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

Palace

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From this reading [Palace of the king.

Pharaoh

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From this reading The name of Pharaoh means "the Sublime Porte."]

Porte

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

possible

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

scribe

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

scribes

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

second

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

stepped

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From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

Sublime

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

summon

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From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

surprise

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From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They were the head chamberlain and one of the king's chief scribes, come to summon him to the Sublime Porte.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The men who stepped from the chariots were old acquaintances of Hosea.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading No hesitation nor escape was possible, and Hosea, feeling more surprise than anxiety, entered the second chariot with the chief scribe.