Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jacob’s Well VII. The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII. The Young Ruler IX. At Bethany X. Born Blind XI. Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
From this reading “The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.”
plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.”
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading “Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.”
a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
From this reading “Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.”
(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
From this reading “Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.”
a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
From this reading “The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.”
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
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From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
brought into existence
From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The Young Ruler IX.
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob’s Well VII.
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
a person who rules or commands
From this reading The Young Ruler IX.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading Simon Magus and Helen of Tyre The Third Passover I. The Entry into Jerusalem II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Jacob’s Well VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading The Coasts of Caesarea Philippi VIII.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Jacob’s Well VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading At Bethany X. Born Blind XI.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Young Ruler IX.
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