Chapter 13 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob. And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
Chapter 13 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.”
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading “NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.”
a coming into being
From this reading “And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
a coming into being
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT "And Esau hated Jacob.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob."--_The Book of Genesis._ It did not rain, but the wind blew a wild hurricane.
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