Chapter 2 of The Book of Missionary Heroes is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Book of Missionary Heroes is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D. 634. Incidents A.D. 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas. With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
Chapter 2 of The Book of Missionary Heroes is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “Incidents A.D.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.”
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.”
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
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From this reading 634.
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From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
in the past
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
brought into existence
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
the specified day of the month
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
ten 10s
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Incidents A.D.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
transport commercially
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH _Wilfrid of Sussex_ (Date, born A.D.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him in the ship were a hundred and twenty companions.
a late time of life
From this reading 666 and 681[8]) Twelve hundred and fifty years ago a man named Wilfrid sailed along the south coast of a great island in the North Seas.
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