Chapter 3 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[94] Mixed up with each other. Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii. 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not." She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart. Her wine is sour and is corrupted.
Chapter 3 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.”
containing errors or alterations
From this reading “Her wine is sour and is corrupted.”
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading “Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “[94] Mixed up with each other.”
go sour or spoil
From this reading “Her wine is sour and is corrupted.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."”
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From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
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From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
containing errors or alterations
From this reading Her wine is sour and is corrupted.
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
death of a person
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
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From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
not any; not one
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
go sour or spoil
From this reading Her wine is sour and is corrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is old and grey-haired, near the grave, and no man taketh it to heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 9); "and grey hairs are here and there upon her, and she knoweth it not."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Our church, Madam, is decaying,--she is like Ephraim's cake (Hos. vii.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Her wine is sour and is corrupted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [94] Mixed up with each other.
Chapter 3 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) by Samuel Rutherford holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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