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Joshua — Complete
Joshua — Complete

Chapter XIV

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Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.
Hosea must arrive from that direction.
But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.
He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.
The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Joshua — Complete

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.
Line 2
Hosea must arrive from that direction.
Line 3
But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.
Line 4
He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.
Line 5
The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Hosea must arrive from that direction.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.”

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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 But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

act

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

Amminadab's

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

armed

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

arrive

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From this reading Hosea must arrive from that direction.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

camp

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

coming

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

crossing

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

Deeply

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

direction

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From this reading Hosea must arrive from that direction.

disturbed

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

dreams

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

footsteps

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

heard

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

Hosea

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From this reading Hosea must arrive from that direction.

house

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

Hur

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

just

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

listened

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

men

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

mild

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

Miriam

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Hosea must arrive from that direction.

night

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

north

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

patrolling

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

paused

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

repose

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

seek

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

sentinel

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

sounds

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

starry

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

stay

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From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

suited

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

sycamore

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From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hosea must arrive from that direction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

thoughts

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

threshold

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

too

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From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

tortured

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

unable

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From this reading He, too, had been unable to stay in the house.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The night was mild and starry, the time seemed just suited for dreams under the sycamore.

voice

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From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

walked

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From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Deeply disturbed and tortured by such thoughts, Miriam walked toward Amminadab's house to seek repose; but just as she was in the act of crossing the threshold, she paused and again listened for sounds coming from the north.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But she heard nothing save the footsteps of a sentinel and the voice of Hur, who was patrolling the camp with a body of armed men.