Chapter 8 of The Chosen People is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Chosen People is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
5. How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v. 2. 6. How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.
Chapter 8 of The Chosen People is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading “How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.”
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.”
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading “How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.”
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
From this reading “How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.”
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a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.
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From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
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From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading How was His birth foretold?--Is. ix.
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was Bethlehem fixed for His birth-place?--Micah, v.
Chapter 8 of The Chosen People by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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.
Chapter 8 holds 341 sentences of The Chosen People, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Chosen People by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 341 sentences, grouped into 69 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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