Chapter 2 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAP. III. He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again? And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea? His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
Chapter 2 of The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “CHAP.”
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.”
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading “And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.”
plural of “manifestation” — a clear appearance
From this reading “He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.”
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anew
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
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From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
for the reason that
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
only a very short time before
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
discontinued temporarily
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
go away from a place
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
plural of “manifestation” — a clear appearance
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
at the time that
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
which person or people
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And his second question was hardly less indiscreet: why did we leave Arimathea?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He should not have interrupted the manifestations of joy at his return with: when may I go to Arimathea again?
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading His father answered: because it suited us to do so; and Joseph withdrew to Rachel who was never gruff with him.
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