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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
"And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'
If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.
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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
Line 2
And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
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And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
/ənd aɪ wɪl ʃuːt θriː ˈæroʊz ɑːn ðə saɪd ˌðeˈrʌv æz ðoʊ aɪ ʃɑːt æt ə mɑːrk/
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"And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'
/ənd bɪˈhoʊld aɪ wɪl send ə læd ˈseɪɪŋ ɡoʊ faɪnd aʊt ðə ˈæroʊz/
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If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

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arrows noun US /ˈæroʊz/

plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading “And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.”

didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.”

expressly adverb US /ekˈspresli/

with specific intentions; for the express purpose

From this reading “If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.”

Jonathan noun US /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading “Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.”

missed adjective US /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.”

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.”

shoot verb US /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading “And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.”

thereof adverb US /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading “And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.”

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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 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/

plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

emptyverbUS /ˈempti/

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

expresslyadverbUS /ekˈspresli/

with specific intentions; for the express purpose

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

Ezel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

JonathannounUS /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

liveth

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From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

moonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find out the arrows.'

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

shootverbUS /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

stayedverbUS /steɪd/

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

thyself

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From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

To-morrow

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From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading If I expressly say unto the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them;' then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Then Jonathan said to David, "To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

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