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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.
